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

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

3. The technique of the "holy actor" is _____.
(a) Deductive.
(b) Transcendent.
(c) Transductive.
(d) Inductive.

4. In "The Theatre's New Testament", Grotowski asserts that the work at The Laboratory has nothing to do with _____.
(a) Art.
(b) Aesthetics.
(c) Science.
(d) Philosophy.

5. Who wrote "Akropolis"?
(a) Calderon.
(b) Wyspianski.
(c) Grotowski.
(d) Kalidasa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the phrase, "Primum non nocere" mean?

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

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

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."

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

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