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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. 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.

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

3. Grotowski talks of catharsis in comparing how the audience feels for Creon versus _____.
(a) Pandora.
(b) Athena.
(c) Oedipus.
(d) Antigone.

4. Where does the action of "Akropolis" take place in the text?
(a) A Spanish cathedral.
(b) A ship.
(c) A prison.
(d) A Cracow cathedral.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that the characters of the Odyssey are still actual because there are still _____.

3. In "The Theatre's New Testament", Grotowski asserts that the work at The Laboratory has nothing to do with _____.

4. The two fundamental elements that define theatre to Grotowski are the actor and the _____.

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

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