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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. Part V of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are "Leaps and _____."
(a) Gestures.
(b) Somersaults.
(c) Dances.
(d) Falls.

2. The actor should take special care to open the _____ when speaking and breathing.
(a) Lungs.
(b) Mouth.
(c) Larynx.
(d) Pharynx.

3. What is the term for Brecht's "alienation effect"?
(a) Verfremdungseffekt.
(b) Verisimilitude.
(c) Athenheimstsard.
(d) Mankwovwsvyt.

4. Grotowski states in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself" that the paradox of Artaud is that he presented no what?
(a) Questions.
(b) Ideal.
(c) Theories.
(d) Method.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the action of "Akropolis" take place in the text?

3. What British director does Grotowski cite as challenging the theories of Artaud in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself"?

4. 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."

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

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