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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. What is the name of Grotowski's school?
(a) The Box.
(b) The Laboratory.
(c) Theatre of Cruelty.
(d) The Actor's Studio.

2. When was the interview in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) first published?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1966.

3. 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) Mozart.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Rembrandt.
(d) Van Gogh.

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

5. Whose investigations of extroversive and introversive reactions are incorporated into Grotowski's system?
(a) Brecht's.
(b) Delsarte's.
(c) Dullin's.
(d) Stanislavski's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Grotowski claim to feel when asked, "What is the origin of your experimental theatre productions?"

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

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

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

5. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that his productions are detailed investigations of the _____ relationship.

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