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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XII. An Affective Athleticism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his first manifesto, the author writes "Every spectacle will contain a physical and ______ element, perceptible to all."
(a) Objective.
(b) Psychological.
(c) Analytical.
(d) Subjective.

2. In what year were the letters dated from "Letters on Cruelty"?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1911.

3. What is the name of the final act of Artaud's proposed production?
(a) "Extraction."
(b) "Confession."
(c) "War."
(d) "Abdication."

4. To whom does the author address the second letter from "Letters on Cruelty"?
(a) Mme. Richeliou.
(b) J.P.
(c) Aguste Francois.
(d) M. R. de R.

5. Artaud claims that the public thinks first of all with its what?
(a) Body.
(b) Heart.
(c) Intellect.
(d) Senses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the ship from that came to dock on the island of Artaud's metaphor?

2. Artaud suggests that in order to take language to a metaphysical level, it must be reduced to what?

3. In "Oriental and Occidental Theater," the author writes, "if we restrict theater to what happens between cues, we have still not managed to separate it from the idea of a ________."

4. Artaud says that the actors of the Balinese theater appear to be as animated what?

5. Which form of the theater does Artaud admire in contrast to Occidental forms?

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