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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 rehearsal, form and _____ have to be examined some times together, sometimes separately."
2. Of whom does the author say, "can write the most eloquent language, but the amazing impressions in his plays are very often brought about by the visual inventions with which he juxtaposes serious, beautiful, grotesque and ridiculous elements"?
3. The closer the actor approaches what, the more requirements he is asked to separate, understand and fulfill simultaneously?
4. "Whenever one has a real critical flop, for the remainder of the run there is always a small audience of..." what?
5. What equation does the author give for the formula we are about to be upon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author say of change and liberation regarding "The Rough Theatre"?
2. What does the author discuss as an ideal in Marat/Sade?
3. What is one example of Shakespeare's which the author uses as an example in "The Rough Theatre", and what is he saying with this example?
4. What is the rough experience which comes from Marat/Sade?
5. How does the author compare the cinema to the theatre?
6. The author gives a formula for creating and defining theatre. What is this formula?
7. What is the difference and similarity between a "Happening" and "alienation"?
8. What is the author's presumed opinion of the works and style of Brecht? How is Brecht similar to Shakespeare?
9. How does Shakespeare embody both The Rough Theatre and The Holy Theatre?
10. How does the author view "pre-planning" in approaching a rehearsal process?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss "The Holy Theatre." What does this term mean? How is Holy Theatre achieved? What are its principle elements and concerns?
Essay Topic 2
How does Shakespeare embody the culmination of both Holy Theatre and Rough Theatre? What examples from the text illuminate this?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the author of The Empty Space. What are his major contributions to the theatre? What makes him an innovative figure in the artistic community?
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