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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 is the name of Grotowski's school?
(a) The Box.
(b) The Laboratory.
(c) Theatre of Cruelty.
(d) The Actor's Studio.

2. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that he gravitates toward the great romantic poets of Poland, but also to the works of Calderon and _____.
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Marlowe.
(c) Homer.
(d) Socrates.

3. Whose investigations of extroversive and introversive reactions are incorporated into Grotowski's system?
(a) Brecht's.
(b) Delsarte's.
(c) Dullin's.
(d) Stanislavski's.

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

5. What does Grotowski say is as important in the education of the actor as it is to a pianist or dancer?
(a) Age.
(b) Talent.
(c) Looks.
(d) Psychology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grotowski say that plays in book form should be called in "Theatre is an Encounter"?

2. "Akropolis: Treatment of the Text" was written by the literary adviser to The Laboratory, named _____.

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

5. What does Grotowski refer to contemporary theatre, or "synthetic theatre" as in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

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