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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Actor's Technique.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Grotowski's collaborator and observer in "Actor's Training (1966)"?
(a) Denis Bablet.
(b) Amanda Pasquier.
(c) Ryszard Cieslak.
(d) Slowask Minorski.

2. What does Grotowski compare his work with actors to, as opposed to that of the artist or the scientist in "The Theatre's New Testament"?
(a) Musician.
(b) Physician.
(c) Groomer.
(d) Shoemaker.

3. What is the name of Grotowski's school?
(a) Theatre of Cruelty.
(b) The Laboratory.
(c) The Actor's Studio.
(d) The Box.

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

5. What does "he who once dreamed of becoming a playwright" usually end up as, according to Grotowski?
(a) A director.
(b) An actor.
(c) A ticket-taker.
(d) A producer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the interview for "Theatre is an Encounter" take place?

2. Section B of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are titled _____.

3. What does Grotowski say that he and his actors are trying to avoid in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

4. What act and scene in the original script of "Dr. Faustus" does Grotowski's version begin with?

5. The notes of "Actor's Training (1966)" were taken by _____.

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