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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through III. The Alchemical Theater.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Artaud's metaphor for the plague, where did the ship end up docking?
(a) Paris.
(b) Marseilles.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Rome.

2. What is the duration of all of the great plagues, according to Artaud?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Six years.
(d) Five months.

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

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

5. Artaud writes that true theater arises out of an organized what?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Lie.
(c) Suspension of disbelief.
(d) Structure.

Short Answer 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?

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

3. In "The Alchemical Theater," Artaud writes, "All true alchemists know that the alchemical symbol is a _____ as the theater is a ______.

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

5. 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?

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