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

2. What does the term "Occidental" mean?
(a) Southern.
(b) African.
(c) Western.
(d) Eastern.

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

4. What is the name of the ship in Artaud's metaphor of the plague?
(a) Grand-Saint-Antoine.
(b) Sardinia.
(c) Saint-Remys.
(d) Calgiari.

5. What two organs are the most affected and atrophied by the plague?
(a) Kidneys and lungs.
(b) Pancreas and heart.
(c) Heart and gall bladder.
(d) Brain and lungs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the painter whom Artaud writes of in "Metaphysics and the Mise en Scene"?

2. Where is the painting Artaud speaks of in "Metaphysics and the Mise en Scene"?

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

4. On what island does Artaud's metaphor of the plague take place?

5. What animal does the author say has a mysterious affinity with the plague?

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