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

2. How does Grotowski claim to feel when asked, "What is the origin of your experimental theatre productions?"
(a) Eager.
(b) Impatient.
(c) Happy.
(d) Hesitant.

3. What does the phrase, "Primum non nocere" mean?
(a) Black as night.
(b) Always at night.
(c) Harm is epidemic.
(d) First, do not harm.

4. "Akropolis: Treatment of the Text" was written by the literary adviser to The Laboratory, named _____.
(a) Ludwik Flaszen.
(b) Michael Sosnowski.
(c) Ludwik Grotowski.
(d) T.K. Wiewioroswki.

5. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that his productions are detailed investigations of the _____ relationship.
(a) Actor-director.
(b) Actor-audience.
(c) Director-audience.
(d) Director-producer.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who wrote the preface to "Towards a Poor Theatre"?

4. Who wrote "Akropolis"?

5. What form of theatre is based around improvised scenarios, which Grotowski cites in "The Theatre's New Testament"?

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