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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. Artaud writes, "it is the _______ that is the theater much more than the written and spoken play."
(a) Actor.
(b) Performance.
(c) Mise en scene.
(d) Director.

2. Artaud claims that while Occidental theater is focused on the psychological, Oriental theater focuses on what?
(a) The music.
(b) The metaphysical.
(c) The realistic.
(d) The spiritual.

3. Artaud writes in the Preface that "A civilized man judges and is judged according to his" what?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Letters.
(c) Thoughts.
(d) Behavior.

4. What is the mise en scene composed of?
(a) Psychological awareness.
(b) Acting.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Everything around production.

5. Where is the painting Artaud speaks of in "Metaphysics and the Mise en Scene"?
(a) The Louvre.
(b) The Museum of Modern Art.
(c) The Guggenheim.
(d) The Pantheon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of the virus resulted in the deaths of more people than the previous plague?

2. Artaud writes that Occidental theater is a theater of what?

3. What sense has contemporary theater lost, according to Artaud?

4. What two organs are the most affected and atrophied by the plague?

5. What is the title of the painting which Artaud holds in great esteem in "Metaphysics and the Mise en Scene"?

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