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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. In his Preface, Artaud writes that "It is right that from time to time cataclysms occur which compel us to return to" what?
(a) Order.
(b) Nature.
(c) Civilization.
(d) Love.

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

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

4. Where does Artaud say "there is no art: things are made for use."
(a) Africa.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Asia.
(d) America.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the year of the plague of which Artaud tells in "Theater and the Plague"?

3. Artaud comments that anything obsessive may be considered what?

4. 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"?

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

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