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

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

3. 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) Rioutet.
(b) Esprit.
(c) Jouissis.
(d) L'amour.

4. In what year was the original Le Theatre et son Double published?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1945.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the Preface, Artaud writes, "If confusion is the sign of the times, I see at the root of this confusion a rupture between things and ____".

4. What is the name of the ship in Artaud's metaphor of the plague?

5. Which filmmakers/performers does Artaud make reference to in "Metaphysics and Mise en Scene"?

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