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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. 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"?
(a) African theater.
(b) Oriental theater.
(c) Occidental theater.
(d) American theater.

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

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

4. Where was the ship from that came to dock on the island of Artaud's metaphor?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Africa.
(c) Beirut.
(d) Egypt.

5. In the Preface, Artaud writes of his belief that "no matter how loudly we clamor for magic in our lives, we are really _____ of pursuing an existence entirely under its influence and sign."
(a) Unwilling.
(b) Incapable.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Justified.

Short Answer Questions

1. Artaud writes, "Compared with the murderer's fury which exhausts itself, that of the ______ remains enclosed within a perfect circle."

2. Artaud compares totemism to what in the Preface?

3. In the Preface, Artaud contends we must "break through ________ in order to touch life to create or recreate the theater."

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

5. What two organs are the most affected and atrophied by the plague?

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