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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dr Faustus: Textual Montage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose work on "physical actions" is incorporated into Grotowski's system?
(a) Stanislavski's.
(b) Dullin's.
(c) Artaud's.
(d) Brecht's.

2. Whom does Grotowski quote in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) as saying, "Each technique leads to metaphysics"?
(a) Sartre.
(b) Beckett.
(c) Foucault.
(d) Heidegger.

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

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

5. It is said in "Dr Faustus: Textual Montage" that if one wants sainthood, one must _____.
(a) Defy the Devil.
(b) Accept God.
(c) Go against God.
(d) Be burned at the stake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Akropolis"?

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

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

4. In Scene 4 of "Dr. Faustus", Faustus describes his struggle between theology and magic as represented by an owl and a _____.

5. Where is Faustus in Scene 6 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"?

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