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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. How does Grotowski claim to feel when asked, "What is the origin of your experimental theatre productions?"
(a) Hesitant.
(b) Eager.
(c) Happy.
(d) Impatient.

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

3. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that his productions are detailed investigations of the _____ relationship.
(a) Actor-audience.
(b) Director-audience.
(c) Actor-director.
(d) Director-producer.

4. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that there is not a contradiction between inner technique and _____.
(a) Psychic ability.
(b) Physics.
(c) Artifice.
(d) Breathing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Theatre's New Testament", Grotowski asserts that the work at The Laboratory has nothing to do with _____.

2. What is the name of Grotowski's school?

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" _____.

4. What does Grotowski define as "not a collection of skills but an eradication of blocks?"

5. Who does Grotowski say asked the key methodological questions of acting in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

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