1. In his first letter from "Letters on Language," Artaud writes "It seems, in brief, that the highest possible idea of the theater is one that reconciles us philosophically with _____."
(a) Cruelty.
(b) Becoming.
(c) Life.
(d) Death.

2. In the Balinese theater, which figure becomes a "manager of magic" or master of "sacred ceremonies"?
(a) The actor.
(b) The audience.
(c) The set designer.
(d) The director.

3. Of the performer in Artaud's second note, he writes, "His spectacle demonstrates the irresistible expressiveness of" what?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Gesture.
(c) The mind.
(d) The breath.

4. Of whose performance does Artaud write in his second note of "Two Notes"?
(a) Charlie Chaplin.
(b) Jean-Louis Barrault.
(c) The Marx Brothers.
(d) Buster Keaton.

5. Alchemy uses what to reflect physical operations at a spiritual level?
(a) Magic.
(b) Symbols.
(c) Chemicals.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Oriental and Occidental Theater," Artaud writes, "It is not a matter of suppressing _____ in the theater but of changing its role, and especially of reducing its position."

2. Artaud claims that the psychological theater descended from whom?

3. In the Balinese theater, Artaud writes "The drama does not develop as a conflict of feelings but as a conflict of" what?

4. To whom is Artaud's first letter in "Letters on Language"?

5. Artaud claims that while Occidental theater is focused on the psychological, Oriental theater focuses on what?

(see the answer key)

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