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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through V. Oriental and Occidental Theater.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Artaud remarks that the problem is that "all true feeling in _____ is untranslatable; translating it would be betraying and dissimulating it."
(a) God.
(b) Reality.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Love.

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

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

4. Artaud compares totemism to what in the Preface?
(a) A mask.
(b) An actor.
(c) A disaster.
(d) A god.

5. What form of the virus resulted in the deaths of more people than the previous plague?
(a) Australian.
(b) Oriental.
(c) American.
(d) African.

Short Answer Questions

1. Artaud writes in the Preface that "A civilized man judges and is judged according to his" what?

2. In Balinese theater, voice and speech are given an entirely new role, in part because the power of the director, or __________ of a play is absolute.

3. 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."

4. What does the term "Occidental" mean?

5. On what island does Artaud's metaphor of the plague take place?

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