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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. Grotowski points out in all of his lessons in "Actor's Training (1966)" that _____ must be excluded in the exercises.
(a) Feeling.
(b) Connection.
(c) Gravity.
(d) Thought.

2. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that Meyerhold's production of "The Inspector General" was a sort of collage of the texts of _____.
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Beckett.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Gogol.

3. Whom does the Angel struggle with in "Akropolis"?
(a) John.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Michael.
(d) Peter.

4. In Scene 17 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus", Faustus is transported to the Vatican by what?
(a) A ship.
(b) Two dragons.
(c) A rowboat.
(d) An eagle.

5. The technique of the "holy actor" is _____.
(a) Transcendent.
(b) Transductive.
(c) Deductive.
(d) Inductive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the exercise intended to experiment and open up the actor's vocal pitch in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

2. In "He Wasn't Entirely Himself", Grotowski writes that _____ was compromised by his disciples.

3. What is the name of the institute discussed in "Methodical Exploration"?

4. What takes place in Scene 9 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"?

5. Who is the author of "Akropolis"?

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