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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Skara Speech.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the cat Grotowski refers to when discussing associations in "Skara Speech"?
(a) Mittens.
(b) Java.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Fluffy.

2. What director proposed an autonomous theatre "vis-à-vis literature," according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Artaud.
(c) Stanislavski.
(d) Meyerhold.

3. Who conducted the interview for "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Naim Kattan.
(b) Mark Pintio.
(c) Denis Barbet.
(d) Sarah Sondheim.

4. What is the first exercise from the second set of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" called?
(a) The cat.
(b) The monkey.
(c) The goat.
(d) The lion.

5. What does Grotowski say that plays in book form should be called in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Encounter.
(b) Mise en scène.
(c) Dramatic literature.
(d) Theatre.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that Meyerhold's production of "The Inspector General" was a sort of collage of the texts of _____.

2. Grotowski states in "Skara Speech" for the actors to "eliminate from every exercise any movement which is purely _____."

3. Grotowski states in "Skara Speech" that memories are always _____.

4. When discussing poetry and myth, Grotowski cites the myth of _____ in "Theatre is an Encounter".

5. What did the actors wear in the production of "Akropolis"?

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