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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What director proposed an autonomous theatre "vis-à-vis literature," according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Artaud.
(b) Chekhov.
(c) Stanislavski.
(d) Meyerhold.

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

3. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that there is not a contradiction between inner technique and _____.
(a) Physics.
(b) Psychic ability.
(c) Artifice.
(d) Breathing.

4. Grotowski prefers to use "_____" in replacement of the word "role."
(a) Script.
(b) Beat.
(c) Arc.
(d) Score.

5. Grotowski says in "The Actor's Technique" that one cannot be completely _____ as taught in most theatre schools.
(a) Relaxed.
(b) Centered.
(c) Focused.
(d) Connected.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Constant Prince"?

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

3. In Scene 5 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus", Faustus talks to Cornelius and _____.

4. What does Grotowski say that plays in book form should be called in "Theatre is an Encounter"?

5. In "He Wasn't Entirely Himself", Grotowski writes that _____ was compromised by his disciples.

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