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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) "Poet."
(c) "Director."
(d) "Comedian."

2. Artaud comments that anything obsessive may be considered what?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

3. In what town does Artaud tell the story of the plague being foreseen by the viceroy?
(a) Paris.
(b) Cagliari.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Marseilles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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"?

4. Where does Artaud say "there is no art: things are made for use."

5. In his Preface, Artaud writes that "It is right that from time to time cataclysms occur which compel us to return to" what?

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