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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The interview for "The Actor's Technique" with Grotowski was conducted by _____.
(a) Sarah Pinzorski.
(b) Pierre Atrion.
(c) Jacques Renoir.
(d) Denis Bablet.

2. Who does Grotowski say devised many good exercises, some with masks in "The Actor's Technique"?
(a) Dullin.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Stanislavski.
(d) Artaud.

3. What British director does Grotowski cite as challenging the theories of Artaud in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself"?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Peter Brook.
(c) Paul Lancaster.
(d) Brecht.

4. What exercise from "Actor's Training (1966)" starts with the pupil walking around and singing while Grotowski lies on the floor next to him?
(a) "King-King" exercise.
(b) "Lion" exercise.
(c) "Tiger" exercise.
(d) "La-la" exercise.

5. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that Meyerhold's production of "The Inspector General" was a sort of collage of the texts of _____.
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Gogol.
(c) Beckett.
(d) Chekhov.

Short Answer Questions

1. The body should appear how in the warm-up exercises from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)"?

2. Whom does Grotowski quote in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) as saying, "Each technique leads to metaphysics"?

3. The technique of the "courtesan actor" is _____.

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

5. What does Grotowski begin with in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

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