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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Memoriam: Antonin Artaud By Maurice Saillet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "An Affective Athleticism," the author writes, "The actor is an athlete of the ____."
(a) Mind.
(b) Heart.
(c) Body.
(d) Soul.

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

3. To whom does Artaud write his second letter of "Letters on Language"?
(a) J.P.
(b) M.B.C.
(c) M. R. de R.
(d) Auguste Francois.

4. What production of Calderon's did Artaud direct?
(a) "Life is a Nightmare."
(b) "Tomorrow's Yesterday."
(c) "Endless Summer."
(d) "Life is a Dream."

5. Which form of the theater does Artaud admire in contrast to Occidental forms?
(a) American.
(b) Italian.
(c) English.
(d) Balinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Artaud write in his first letter of "Letters on Cruelty" that he cannot reveal the particulars of?

2. 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?

3. To whom does the author address the second letter from "Letters on Cruelty"?

4. The author says that the problem at the heart of Occidental theater is that western art and culture systematically confuse art with what?

5. Artaud compares totemism to what in the Preface?

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