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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. Grotowski's motto with which he starts his lessons is, "The essence of the theatre is the actor, his actions, and _____."
(a) His responses.
(b) His thoughts.
(c) His emotions.
(d) What he can achieve.

2. What type of respiration is the most effective for the actor?
(a) Total respiration.
(b) Deep respiration.
(c) Upper respiration.
(d) Lower respiration.

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

4. What is the setting of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"?
(a) A prison.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A graveyard.
(d) A castle.

5. The word "actress" and _____ were once synonymous.
(a) Mime.
(b) Courtesan.
(c) Chorus.
(d) Clown.

Short Answer Questions

1. To the average theatregoer, the theatre is first and foremost a what, according to Grotowski?

2. Who wrote the original script of "Dr. Faustus"?

3. It is the task of _____ to amplify the carrying power of sound emitted in the actor.

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

5. Section B of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are based upon the work of _____.

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