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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the original script of "Dr. Faustus"?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Grotowski.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Molière.

2. How long in the play "Dr. Faustus" does Faustus have to live before his martyrdom of hell?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Twelve hours.
(c) One day.
(d) One hour.

3. Grotowski states in "American Encounter" that "if we hid the things that function in our personal lives, you may be sure that our _____."
(a) Actions.
(b) Thoughts.
(c) Art.
(d) Creativity.

4. In "The Theatre's New Testament," Grotowski says, "The elaboration of artificiality is a question of _____ - sounds and gestures - which evoke associations in the psyche of the audience."
(a) Signals.
(b) Holograms.
(c) Ideograms.
(d) Archetypes.

5. What is the name of the exercise from "Actor's Training (1966)" which intends to make the pupil let himself go completely, and at the same time, set the guttural resonator in action?
(a) "Tiger" exercise.
(b) "Mouse" exercise.
(c) "Cat" exercise.
(d) "Lion" exercise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grotowski tells the students in "Skara Speech" that personal associations are not _____.

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

3. Grotowski says in "American Encounter", that "we cannot hide our personal, essential things--even if they are _____."

4. The word "actress" and _____ were once synonymous.

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

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