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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. When did the interview for "Theatre is an Encounter" take place?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1969.

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

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

4. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter", that when we think of Chekhov, we think of his plays in whose style?
(a) Chekhov's.
(b) Meyerhold's.
(c) Stanislavski's.
(d) Dostoevsky's.

5. What does Grotowski say that plays in book form should be called in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Dramatic literature.
(b) Mise en scène.
(c) Encounter.
(d) Theatre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What director proposed an autonomous theatre "vis-à-vis literature," according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?

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

3. Whose rhythm exercises does Grotowski find most important?

4. Who developed bio-mechanical training for the actor?

5. Whom does the Angel struggle with in "Akropolis"?

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