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

2. Which form of the theater does Artaud admire in contrast to Occidental forms?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) Balinese.
(d) American.

3. Which filmmakers/performers does Artaud make reference to in "Metaphysics and Mise en Scene"?
(a) The Marx Brothers.
(b) Abbott and Costello.
(c) Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.
(d) Lucy and Desi.

4. 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) Afraid.
(b) Incapable.
(c) Unwilling.
(d) Justified.

5. In his Preface, Artaud writes that "It is right that from time to time cataclysms occur which compel us to return to" what?
(a) Civilization.
(b) Nature.
(c) Love.
(d) Order.

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. Where was the ship from that came to dock on the island of Artaud's metaphor?

3. What is the duration of all of the great plagues, according to Artaud?

4. 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?

5. Artaud writes of the comparison of theater to alchemy, "It is that alchemy and the theater are so to speak _____ arts, and do not carry their end--or their reality within themselves."

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