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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. The two fundamental elements that define theatre to Grotowski are the actor and the _____.
(a) Text.
(b) Audience.
(c) Designer.
(d) Director.

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

3. Faustus is considered not only a saint but also _____.
(a) A deity.
(b) A prophet.
(c) A super-man.
(d) A martyr.

4. Whose work on "physical actions" is incorporated into Grotowski's system?
(a) Brecht's.
(b) Artaud's.
(c) Dullin's.
(d) Stanislavski's.

5. Grotowski's "holy actor" does not sell his body but _____ .
(a) Retains it.
(b) Sacrifices it.
(c) Destroys it.
(d) Represses it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the action of "Akropolis" take place in the text?

2. What does Grotowski say that he and his actors are trying to avoid in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

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

4. Who developed a system of synthesis that Grotowski adopted for the actor?

5. What director proposed an autonomous theatre "vis-à-vis literature," according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?

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