View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The actor playing Dr. Faustus in Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus" is said to resemble _____.
(a) St. Sebastian.
(b) St. Augustus.
(c) St. Martin.
(d) St. Christopher.

2. The one absolute rule Grotowski cites in "Actor's Training (1966)" is that what must come first, then vocal expression?
(a) Bodily activity.
(b) Thought.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Memory.

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

4. The actor should take special care to open the _____ when speaking and breathing.
(a) Lungs.
(b) Mouth.
(c) Larynx.
(d) Pharynx.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter", that when we think of Chekhov, we think of his plays in whose style?

3. Who recorded the exercises from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)"?

4. What is the name of Grotowski's school?

5. One of the greatest dangers for the actor is _____ according to Grotowski in "The Actor's Technique".

(see the answer key)

This section contains 199 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample