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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Theatre's New Testament.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Grotowski say asked the key methodological questions of acting in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?
(a) Stanislavski.
(b) Brecht.
(c) Chekhov.
(d) Artaud.

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

3. To the average theatregoer, the theatre is first and foremost a what, according to Grotowski?
(a) Improvement.
(b) Entertainment.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Art.

4. What does "he who once dreamed of becoming a playwright" usually end up as, according to Grotowski?
(a) A director.
(b) An actor.
(c) A ticket-taker.
(d) A producer.

5. Grotowski talks of catharsis in comparing how the audience feels for Creon versus _____.
(a) Antigone.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. The technique of the "courtesan actor" is _____.

2. Who wrote the preface to "Towards a Poor Theatre"?

3. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that there is not a contradiction between inner technique and _____.

4. The technique of the "holy actor" is _____.

5. The two fundamental elements that define theatre to Grotowski are the actor and the _____.

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