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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. 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"?
(a) Physician.
(b) Groomer.
(c) Musician.
(d) Shoemaker.

2. The cycle of exercises in "Stimulation of the Voice" from "Actor's Training (1966)," ends with _____.
(a) The head voice.
(b) The back voice.
(c) The chest voice.
(d) The belly voice.

3. In Scene 4 of "Dr. Faustus", Faustus describes his struggle between theology and magic as represented by an owl and a _____.
(a) Monkey.
(b) Donkey.
(c) Canary.
(d) Wolf.

4. Grotowski's motto with which he starts his lessons is, "The essence of the theatre is the actor, his actions, and _____."
(a) What he can achieve.
(b) His responses.
(c) His emotions.
(d) His thoughts.

5. What does "he who once dreamed of becoming a playwright" usually end up as, according to Grotowski?
(a) An actor.
(b) A ticket-taker.
(c) A producer.
(d) A director.

Short Answer Questions

1. The description of Grotowski's production of "The Constant Prince" compares it to what Rembrandt painting?

2. Who is Grotowski's collaborator and observer in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

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

4. In Scene 2 of "Dr. Faustus", who announces that his master is about to die?

5. What does Grotowski say that plays in book form should be called in "Theatre is an Encounter"?

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