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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Constant Prince, and He Wasn't Entirely Himself, and Methodical Exploration.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To the average theatregoer, the theatre is first and foremost a what, according to Grotowski?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Art.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Improvement.

2. In Scene 5 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus", Faustus talks to Cornelius and _____.
(a) Cyans.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Valdes.
(d) Minese.

3. Who wrote the preface to "Towards a Poor Theatre"?
(a) Samuel Beckett.
(b) Peter Brook.
(c) Jerzy Grotowski.
(d) Lans Sosnowski.

4. In Scene 17 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus", Faustus is transported to the Vatican by what?
(a) Two dragons.
(b) A rowboat.
(c) A ship.
(d) An eagle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do the people surrounding the Prince wear in "The Constant Prince"?

4. Who is the author of "The Constant Prince"?

5. "He Wasn't Entirely Himself" was an article originally published when?

(see the answer key)

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