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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through IX. Letters on Cruelty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Justified.
(d) Incapable.

2. Artaud claims that the public thinks first of all with its what?
(a) Senses.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Body.
(d) Heart.

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

4. What does Artaud write of the set for the Theater of Cruelty?
(a) Sets will be made of fabric.
(b) Sets will be period-specific.
(c) Sets will be elaborate.
(d) There will be no set.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Artaud writes, "At the point of deterioration which our sensibility has reached, it is certain that we need above all a theater that _________."

2. In his first letter of "Letters on Cruelty," Artaud writes, "I do not systematically cultivate _____."

3. What is the title of the painting which Artaud holds in great esteem in "Metaphysics and the Mise en Scene"?

4. What does Artaud intend to do with the stage in the Theater of Cruelty?

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

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