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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Artaud believes that in its current, Occidental interpretation, theater is limited to mimicking what through scripted dialogues?
2. In order for theater to resume its necessary role, we must reverse the roles of the text and the ________.
3. Artaud writes, "Compared with the murderer's fury which exhausts itself, that of the ______ remains enclosed within a perfect circle."
4. What word expressed by the translator is typically translated as "mind" because it has no English equivalent, combining as it does both mind and spirit?
5. Alchemy uses what to reflect physical operations at a spiritual level?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Artaud associate culture and art?
2. How does the author describe the effects of a plague on civilization?
3. How does Artaud describe the gestures of the Balinese Theater? How are they "understandable?"
4. In what reference does Artaud comment on Plato in "The Alchemical Theater"?
5. What does the author claim is the reasoning behind why the public is turning away from the "higher" arts in "No More Masterpieces"?
6. What does Artaud say in reference to totems in his Preface?
7. Who does Artaud hold responsible for much of the "masterpieces" he wants to demolish? Why?
8. What painting does Artaud describe in "Metaphysics and the Mise en Scene"?
9. How does Artaud draw the comparison between the theater and a plague?
10. What does Artaud write about the message of the painting he describes in "Metaphysics and the Mise en Scene"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the term "metaphysics." Define this term and relate how the author uses it regarding the theater.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the techniques of the actor as Artaud describes them in "An Affective Athleticism." What are the principle areas an actor should focus on in approaching training and a role?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the significance of Artaud's time and place in regard to his vision of humanity and the world. How might the political and social climate affected his theories? How might his own personal struggles and demons?
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