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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 states in "The Actor's Technique" that the greatest difference between his technique and other methods is that his is _____.
(a) Transitive.
(b) Negative.
(c) Possessive.
(d) Positive.

2. The cycle of exercises in "Stimulation of the Voice" from "Actor's Training (1966)," begins with _____.
(a) The back voice.
(b) The head voice.
(c) The stomach voice.
(d) The chest voice.

3. Who is the author of "Akropolis"?
(a) Grotowski.
(b) Wyspianski.
(c) Wiewioroswki.
(d) Chekhov.

4. What is the name of the exercise from "Actor's Training (1966)" which intends to make the pupil let himself go completely, and at the same time, set the guttural resonator in action?
(a) "Mouse" exercise.
(b) "Tiger" exercise.
(c) "Cat" exercise.
(d) "Lion" exercise.

5. Grotowski points out in all of his lessons in "Actor's Training (1966)" that _____ must be excluded in the exercises.
(a) Connection.
(b) Thought.
(c) Gravity.
(d) Feeling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first exercise in "Warming Up" from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)"?

2. Who did Artaud write a letter to which said, "I am not entirely myself?"

3. What is the name of the Devil in "Dr. Faustus"?

4. Who is the critic whose review of "The Constant Prince" is contained in the book?

5. In "The Actor's Technique," Grotowski states that the sort of questions important for him to ask is what holds the actor back from respiration, movement, and _____ most importantly.

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