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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XI. The Theater of Cruelty (Second Manifesto).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his Second Manifesto, Artaud writes that "the Theater of Cruelty will address itself only to _____ man.
(a) Modern.
(b) Total.
(c) Ancient.
(d) Subconscious.

2. Artaud believes that in its current, Occidental interpretation, theater is limited to mimicking what through scripted dialogues?
(a) The supernatural.
(b) The magical.
(c) Daily life.
(d) The transcendent.

3. Artaud claims in his Second Manifesto that the Theater of Cruelty will "stage events, not ____."
(a) Wars.
(b) Life.
(c) Men.
(d) Trivial matters.

4. Artaud claims that the psychological theater descended from whom?
(a) Racine.
(b) Jarry.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Zola.

5. Artaud writes in his Second Manifesto that he plans to "renounce the theatrical superstition of the text and the _______ of the writer."
(a) Dictatorship.
(b) Worship.
(c) Homage.
(d) Leadership.

Short Answer Questions

1. The "gold" of the theater evokes in the spirit what, according to Artaud?

2. According to Artaud, where does the great public look to along with the music hall or the circus for violent satisfactions?

3. Alchemy uses what to reflect physical operations at a spiritual level?

4. Who appears with his men like giants alongside their tiny vessels in Act 1 of Artaud's proposed production?

5. What does Artaud compare actors of the "current" theater to in "The Theater and Cruelty"?

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