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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grotowski's "holy actor" does not sell his body but _____ .
(a) Represses it.
(b) Sacrifices it.
(c) Retains it.
(d) Destroys it.

2. Grotowski states in "Skara Speech" that if you do not fix your imaginary partner in a precise place your reactions will ______.
(a) Fall dead.
(b) Wander.
(c) Go to the audience.
(d) Remain within yourself.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the setting of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"?

3. The actor should take special care to open the _____ when speaking and breathing.

4. Grotowski in "The Actor's Technique" says that in understanding how he differs from Stanislavski, Brecht, and Artaud that it is important to distinguish between aesthetics and _____.

5. What is the title of the exercise intended to experiment and open up the actor's vocal pitch in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

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