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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VI. No More Masterpieces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author of Occidental theater is replaced by what in Balinese theater?
(a) Auteur de theatre.
(b) Raison d'etre.
(c) Mise en scene.
(d) Metteur en scène.

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

3. Artaud says that the reason the public is not interested in "higher" art and in theater in particular, is because people do not react to what?
(a) Old language and forms of expression.
(b) Poetry.
(c) True gesture.
(d) Musical contribution.

4. Where is the painting Artaud speaks of in "Metaphysics and the Mise en Scene"?
(a) The Museum of Modern Art.
(b) The Pantheon.
(c) The Guggenheim.
(d) The Louvre.

5. In the Balinese theater, all sounds are linked to what?
(a) Gestures.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Vocal tones.
(d) Magic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Artaud maintains that since classics texts--what we generally call masterpieces--were made in the past, they are only good for what?

2. Artaud writes, "We are told that the Mysteries of ______ confined themselves to the mise en scene of a certain number of moral truths."

3. Which filmmakers/performers does Artaud make reference to in "Metaphysics and Mise en Scene"?

4. What form of the virus resulted in the deaths of more people than the previous plague?

5. Artaud believes that theater should be the art of creating a higher meaning that cannot be what?

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