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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) Naim Kattan.
(b) Mark Pintio.
(c) Sarah Sondheim.
(d) Denis Barbet.

2. Where did Grotowski reset "Akropolis"?
(a) A dirt road.
(b) A military prison.
(c) A scientist's laboratory.
(d) A concentration camp.

3. 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."
(a) Signals.
(b) Archetypes.
(c) Ideograms.
(d) Holograms.

4. What does Grotowski say "are always based on the transcendence of rules" in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Musicals.
(b) Masterpieces.
(c) Commercial successes.
(d) Failures.

5. The technique of the "courtesan actor" is _____.
(a) Transductive.
(b) Inductive.
(c) Deductive.
(d) Holy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing poetry and myth, Grotowski cites the myth of _____ in "Theatre is an Encounter".

2. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that Meyerhold's production of "The Inspector General" was a sort of collage of the texts of _____.

3. What does Grotowski compare his work with actors to, as opposed to that of the artist or the scientist in "The Theatre's New Testament"?

4. When was the interview "The Theatre's New Testament" made?

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

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