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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 wrote "Akropolis"?
(a) Wyspianski.
(b) Kalidasa.
(c) Grotowski.
(d) Calderon.

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

3. Who developed a system of synthesis that Grotowski adopted for the actor?
(a) Vakhtanghov.
(b) Vanslav.
(c) Kritinkov.
(d) Chariknov.

4. What does Grotowski compare the text to in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) A prism.
(b) A door.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A field.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the interview in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) first published?

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 define as "the ability to concentrate in a particular theatrical way and can be attained with a minimum of good-will"?

4. Where does the action of "Akropolis" take place in the text?

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

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