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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Statement of Principles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grotowski says in "American Encounter", that "we cannot hide our personal, essential things--even if they are _____."
(a) Impulses.
(b) Sins.
(c) Scary.
(d) Ugly.

2. When was the interview in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) first published?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1962.

3. The cycle of exercises in "Stimulation of the Voice" from "Actor's Training (1966)," ends with _____.
(a) The chest voice.
(b) The belly voice.
(c) The head voice.
(d) The back voice.

4. The main point in Part IX of "Statement of Principles" is that an actor should not try to acquire any kind of recipe or _____.
(a) Technique.
(b) Formula.
(c) Method.
(d) Bag of tricks.

5. Who wrote "Akropolis"?
(a) Kalidasa.
(b) Wyspianski.
(c) Grotowski.
(d) Calderon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grotowski write that one must fight against when watching plays inspired by "Brecht theory?"

2. The two fundamental elements that define theatre to Grotowski are the actor and the _____.

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

4. The first statement of "Statement of Principles" deals principally with the discarding of _____.

5. Grotowski's motto with which he starts his lessons is, "The essence of the theatre is the actor, his actions, and _____."

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