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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. What animal does the author say has a mysterious affinity with the plague?
(a) Swine.
(b) Cows.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cats.

2. 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) Unwilling.
(c) Incapable.
(d) Justified.

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

4. What is the mise en scene composed of?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Acting.
(c) Psychological awareness.
(d) Everything around production.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the term "Occidental" mean?

2. What does Artaud say serves as a copy, or double, of a life that does not exist?

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

4. Theater must do what in order to reconstruct itself on a layer of its own virtual reality?

5. Artaud suggests that in order to take language to a metaphysical level, it must be reduced to what?

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