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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dr Faustus: Textual Montage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the actors wear in the production of "Akropolis"?
(a) Gowns.
(b) Togas.
(c) Military uniforms.
(d) Bags.

2. The actor playing Dr. Faustus in Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus" is said to resemble _____.
(a) St. Martin.
(b) St. Christopher.
(c) St. Sebastian.
(d) St. Augustus.

3. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that there is not a contradiction between inner technique and _____.
(a) Artifice.
(b) Psychic ability.
(c) Physics.
(d) Breathing.

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

5. In "The Theatre's New Testament," Grotowski says that it is "far less risky to be Mr. Smith all one's life than to be" _____.
(a) Picasso.
(b) Rembrandt.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Van Gogh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of theatre is based around improvised scenarios, which Grotowski cites in "The Theatre's New Testament"?

2. What is at the core of theatre and performance, according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?

3. Whose investigations of extroversive and introversive reactions are incorporated into Grotowski's system?

4. What act and scene in the original script of "Dr. Faustus" does Grotowski's version begin with?

5. Who does Grotowski say theorized that the theatre should be a synthesis of all the arts?

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