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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Skara Speech.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the action of "Akropolis" take place in the text?
(a) A Cracow cathedral.
(b) A Spanish cathedral.
(c) A prison.
(d) A ship.

2. Grotowski states in "Skara Speech" that memories are always _____.
(a) Transitive reactions.
(b) Visceral reactions.
(c) Physical reactions.
(d) Emotional.

3. Grotowski tells the students in "Skara Speech" that personal associations are not _____.
(a) Emotions.
(b) Thoughts.
(c) Grounded.
(d) Physical.

4. What is at the core of theatre and performance, according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) The conflict.
(b) The beat.
(c) The encounter.
(d) The text.

5. What does Grotowski say is as important in the education of the actor as it is to a pianist or dancer?
(a) Talent.
(b) Looks.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Age.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part IV of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are what kind of exercises?

2. How does Grotowski claim to feel when asked, "What is the origin of your experimental theatre productions?"

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

4. Who is Grotowski's collaborator and observer in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

5. In Scene 19 of "Dr. Faustus", Faustus performs miracles at the palace of whom?

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