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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Artaud's Second Manifesto, he describes the spectacle itself as being formed along the lines of _________ which will be materialized in gestures and movement before decaying into sounds and words.
(a) Dream sequences.
(b) Bible verses.
(c) Ancient myths.
(d) Current events.

2. In his Second Manifesto, Artaud describes the themes for the Theater of Cruelty as based on the ________ of ancient civilizations from all over the world.
(a) Sacred texts.
(b) Theater.
(c) Religions.
(d) Poetry.

3. What is the title of the first example Artaud writes the Theater of Cruelty will undertake?
(a) "The Conquest of Mexico."
(b) "The Spanist Conquistador."
(c) "The Ends of Time."
(d) "David and Goliath."

4. Who appears with his men like giants alongside their tiny vessels in Act 1 of Artaud's proposed production?
(a) D'Ablo.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Cortez.
(d) Hurez.

5. Every breath has how many kinds of time?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In his third letter from "Letters on Language," Artaud states that he never meant for cruelty to be used sporadically, but rather as the _____ of his theater."

4. What is the "distinct poetic state of mind" which Artaud terms for the film he discusses in "Two Notes"?

5. Artaud writes, "Cruelty is above all lucid, a kind of rigid control and submission to ______."

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Artaud's subject of his second note in "Two Notes"?

2. Who is Hieronymous Bosch and why does Artaud write about him in "The Theater of Cruelty"?

3. What physically must an actor learn to localize in his body?

4. What are the different types of breathing the author refers to?

5. In Artaud's first letter in "Letters on Cruelty," who is he writing to and what is his principle subject?

6. What is Artaud's approach to the audience in the theater of cruelty?

7. What is the author's criticism of the performance he writes of in the second of "Two Notes"?

8. What are the differences the author notes between the athlete and the actor?

9. Describe how Artaud defines the images and movement of the "Theater of Cruelty" in his second manifesto.

10. What does Artaud write in his "Letters on Language" regarding the psychology of characters?

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