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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Artaud says that the actors of the Balinese theater appear to be as animated what?
(a) Gods.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Poems.
(d) Hyroglyphs.

2. In "The Alchemical Theater," Artaud writes, "All true alchemists know that the alchemical symbol is a _____ as the theater is a ______.
(a) Mirror.
(b) Art.
(c) Smokescreen.
(d) Mirage.

3. On what island does Artaud's metaphor of the plague take place?
(a) Sardinia.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) Greenland.
(d) Monte Blanc.

4. What was the year of the plague of which Artaud tells in "Theater and the Plague"?
(a) 1810.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1720.
(d) 1885.

5. What should we do with poetry, according to Artaud?
(a) Redevelop it.
(b) Reinvent it.
(c) Maintain it.
(d) Read it and throw it away.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to reinvent and modernize theater, it is necessary to get rid of what?

2. Why is the "Theater of Cruelty" considered cruel by Artaud?

3. What animal does the author say has a mysterious affinity with the plague?

4. Writing of language in his first manifesto, Artaud states, "It is not a question of suppressing the spoken language, but of giving words approximately the importance they have ______."

5. Artaud writes, "Compared with the murderer's fury which exhausts itself, that of the ______ remains enclosed within a perfect circle."

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