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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Actor's Training (1966).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is said in "Dr Faustus: Textual Montage" that if one wants sainthood, one must _____.
(a) Accept God.
(b) Go against God.
(c) Defy the Devil.
(d) Be burned at the stake.

2. What do the people surrounding the Prince wear in "The Constant Prince"?
(a) Togas.
(b) Robes.
(c) Military uniforms.
(d) Gowns.

3. What does the phrase, "Primum non nocere" mean?
(a) First, do not harm.
(b) Black as night.
(c) Harm is epidemic.
(d) Always at night.

4. What Polish Romantic poet transcribed the version of "The Constant Prince" which Grotowski produced?
(a) Jerzy Grotowski.
(b) Stanislaw Scierski.
(c) Julius Slowacki.
(d) Ludwik Flaszen.

5. What was the theory of the theatre, which was created by Artaud?
(a) Alienation effect.
(b) Theatre of cruelty.
(c) Method Acting.
(d) Performance art.

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. The actor playing Dr. Faustus in Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus" is said to resemble _____.

3. What British director does Grotowski cite as challenging the theories of Artaud in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself"?

4. The notes of "Actor's Training (1966)" were taken by _____.

5. What does Grotowski compare his work with actors to, as opposed to that of the artist or the scientist in "The Theatre's New Testament"?

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