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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through American Encounter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Grotowski say devised many good exercises, some with masks in "The Actor's Technique"?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Dullin.
(c) Stanislavski.
(d) Artaud.

2. In "American Encounter" Grotowski states that the process of getting self-knowledge gives _____ to one's work.
(a) Strength.
(b) Weakness.
(c) Flexibility.
(d) Emotion.

3. Who is the critic whose review of "The Constant Prince" is contained in the book?
(a) Josef Kelera.
(b) Michael Cleauson.
(c) Denis Robans.
(d) Josef Schwartz.

4. What training techniques of oriental theatre does Grotowski implement?
(a) Thai Opera.
(b) Balinese Opera.
(c) Mejing Opera.
(d) Peking Opera.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The actor should take special care to open the _____ when speaking and breathing.

2. Grotowski writes in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself," that "like ____, Artaud knew of Emmanuel's coming, and what it promised."

3. Grotowski says in "Skara Speech" that he has underlined the fact through the workshop that there are no impulses or reactions without _____.

4. When was the interview "The Theatre's New Testament" made?

5. Grotowski's "holy actor" does not sell his body but _____ .

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