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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II. Metaphysics and the Mise en Scène.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "theater is based upon age-old traditions which have preserved intact the secrets of using gestures, intonations, and harmonies in relation to the senses"?
(a) American theater.
(b) Occidental theater.
(c) African theater.
(d) Oriental theater.

2. Who is the painter whom Artaud writes of in "Metaphysics and the Mise en Scene"?
(a) Hans Vernswarth.
(b) Lucas van den Leyden.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Andres Michaeleas.

3. What is the title of the painting which Artaud holds in great esteem in "Metaphysics and the Mise en Scene"?
(a) Fleur de Lis.
(b) Matthew's Assassination.
(c) Rushing Water.
(d) Daughters of Lot.

4. What form of the virus resulted in the deaths of more people than the previous plague?
(a) African.
(b) American.
(c) Australian.
(d) Oriental.

5. Artaud compares totemism to what in the Preface?
(a) An actor.
(b) A mask.
(c) A god.
(d) A disaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Artaud writes in the Preface that "A civilized man judges and is judged according to his" what?

2. What word expressed by the translator is typically translated as "mind" because it has no English equivalent, combining as it does both mind and spirit?

3. Artaud writes, "it is the _______ that is the theater much more than the written and spoken play."

4. In what town does Artaud tell the story of the plague being foreseen by the viceroy?

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

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