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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. What is the name of Peter Weiss' play about Auschwitz, which the author uses in example?

2. Every work and every period has its own what?

3. What era was a thriving point for Jouvet and Bérard, Jean-Louis Barrault, Clave at the ballet, Don Juan, Amphitryon, La Folk de Chaillot, Carmen, and others?

4. "A director dealing with elements that exist outside of himself can cheat himself into thinking his work more ______ than it is."

5. What British playwright does the author laud, who also works as a director and performer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What similarity ties the three artists whom the author discusses in "The Holy Theatre"?

2. How does "change" relate to the theatre and its success?

3. What is "The Living Theatre"?

4. What role does the critic play in the world of theatre?

5. Describe Brook's "Theatre of Cruelty." Whose concepts and theories was this based upon?

6. How does the author compare the "deadly theatre" to the "deadly bore?"

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

8. What is "The Happening," and what difficulty does it pose?

9. What does the author say about New York theatre and its economic focus?

10. How do Deadly Theatre and Shakespeare intersect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of ritual within art. How does the author feel ritual's place has diminished in contemporary society? How do we attain ritual in art?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss "The Deadly Theatre." What does this term mean? How can we learn something from Deadly Theatre? What are the components of Deadly Theatre?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the topic of "Style" as the author regards it. How does one approach style? How does style manifest within the theatre?

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