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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 suggests that in order to take language to a metaphysical level, it must be reduced to what?
(a) Incantation.
(b) Speaking quietly.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Singing.

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

3. Artaud writes, "Compared with the murderer's fury which exhausts itself, that of the ______ remains enclosed within a perfect circle."
(a) "Tragic actor."
(b) "Director."
(c) "Comedian."
(d) "Poet."

4. 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.

5. 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?
(a) Esprit.
(b) Jouissis.
(c) Rioutet.
(d) L'amour.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had a prophetic dream about a plague destroying his city?

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

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

4. What is the mise en scene composed of?

5. In Artaud's metaphor for the plague, where did the ship end up docking?

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