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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Theatre is an Encounter, and Akropolis: Treatment of the Text.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who conducted the interview for "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Denis Barbet.
(b) Naim Kattan.
(c) Mark Pintio.
(d) Sarah Sondheim.

2. Grotowski's "holy actor" does not sell his body but _____ .
(a) Sacrifices it.
(b) Destroys it.
(c) Retains it.
(d) Represses it.

3. When was the interview "The Theatre's New Testament" made?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1980.

4. The two fundamental elements that define theatre to Grotowski are the actor and the _____.
(a) Audience.
(b) Designer.
(c) Director.
(d) Text.

5. Whom does the Angel struggle with in "Akropolis"?
(a) Jacob.
(b) John.
(c) Michael.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. To the average theatregoer, the theatre is first and foremost a what, according to Grotowski?

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

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

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. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that the characters of the Odyssey are still actual because there are still _____.

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