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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. What form of theatre is based around improvised scenarios, which Grotowski cites in "The Theatre's New Testament"?
(a) Performance art.
(b) Greek theatre.
(c) Mime.
(d) Commedia dell'Arte.

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

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

4. What did the actors wear in the production of "Akropolis"?
(a) Military uniforms.
(b) Gowns.
(c) Bags.
(d) Togas.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

4. Whose rhythm exercises does Grotowski find most important?

5. What does Grotowski compare the text to in "Theatre is an Encounter"?

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