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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. What does Grotowski define as "the ability to concentrate in a particular theatrical way and can be attained with a minimum of good-will"?
(a) Focus.
(b) Trance.
(c) Connection.
(d) Hypnosis.

2. What form of theatre is based around improvised scenarios, which Grotowski cites in "The Theatre's New Testament"?
(a) Mime.
(b) Commedia dell'Arte.
(c) Performance art.
(d) Greek theatre.

3. Where did Grotowski reset "Akropolis"?
(a) A military prison.
(b) A scientist's laboratory.
(c) A dirt road.
(d) A concentration camp.

4. What act and scene in the original script of "Dr. Faustus" does Grotowski's version begin with?
(a) Act 4, Scene 3.
(b) Act 5, Scene 1.
(c) Act 5, Scene 2.
(d) Act 3, Scene 1.

5. The technique of the "courtesan actor" is _____.
(a) Deductive.
(b) Holy.
(c) Inductive.
(d) Transductive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose rhythm exercises does Grotowski find most important?

2. Where was "Dr Faustus: Textual Montage" first published as an article?

3. The technique of the "holy actor" is _____.

4. Whose work on "physical actions" is incorporated into Grotowski's system?

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

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