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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. In his second letter from "Letters on Language," Artaud underlines the fact that _____ precede language.
2. 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.
3. Artaud intends his theater to to seek in the what of tremendous masses?
4. What is the first note titled in "Two Notes"?
5. What is the title of the second note Artaud writes in "Two Notes"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the importance and role of the actor in Artaud's Theater of Cruelty, as he describes in the First Manifesto.
2. Describe how Artaud defines the images and movement of the "Theater of Cruelty" in his second manifesto.
3. What does Artaud write in his "Letters on Language" regarding the psychology of characters?
4. Discuss the themes and content of the "Theater of Cruelty" based on the second manifesto. What is the spectacle like?
5. What are the different types of breathing the author refers to?
6. Describe the events of the first two acts of "The Conquest of Mexico."
7. How does Artaud describe what "cruelty" is not referring to in his letters?
8. Describe the events of the last two acts of "The Conquest of Mexico."
9. What is Artaud's subject of his second note in "Two Notes"?
10. How does Artaud describe the correlation between actions and language in his "Letters on Language"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the painting "The Daughters of Lot." What does Artaud intimate this painting means in terms of 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 term "totemism." What does this word mean in the context of Artaud's vision of the theater?
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