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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which traditional theatre do actors pass knowledge orally from father to son?

2. What are audiences doing in "elevating something bad into a success"?

3. With whom did the author institute a group with the Royal Shakespeare Theatre called the Theatre of Cruelty?

4. The author writes, "In Haitian voodoo, all you need to begin a ceremony is a ____ and people."

5. What is the Haitian voodoo priest called?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does boringness contribute to people attending Deadly Theatre?

2. What are the director's principle responsibilities in the process of creating/producing theatre?

3. Does "Holy Theatre" mean serious theatre? Why or why not?

4. How does the author define "The Holy Theatre"?

5. What does the author say in discussing the removal of the symbolic curtain in the theatre?

6. What metaphor does the author use for the theatre in the first section of the book, and what is his meaning?

7. Discuss the playwright's role, as established by the author.

8. What are the four forms of theatre the author discusses, and where can they be found?

9. What does the author remark about "style" in terms of how to approach it?

10. What is the theory and concept behind "Theatre of Cruelty?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Shakespeare embody the culmination of both Holy Theatre and Rough Theatre? What examples from the text illuminate this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the term "A Happening." What does this mean? How do we achieve it in the theatre? How do "Happenings" relate to "Alienation"?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the playwright Samuel Beckett. What styles do his works embody? How is he a contributor to Holy Theatre?

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