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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Artaud write a letter to which said, "I am not entirely myself?"
(a) Jacques Riviere.
(b) Pierre Viteret.
(c) Johann Racine.
(d) Jacques Molière.

2. In one exercise from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)", the actor is to jump onto a chair. Where does the jump come from in the body?
(a) Chest.
(b) Head.
(c) Trunk.
(d) Legs.

3. What is the name of the Devil in "Dr. Faustus"?
(a) Zephyr.
(b) Satan.
(c) Beelzebub.
(d) Mephistopheles.

4. Where is Faustus in Scene 6 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"?
(a) A monastery.
(b) A forest.
(c) A castle.
(d) The ocean.

5. What is the name of the exercise from "Actor's Training (1966)" which intends to make the pupil let himself go completely, and at the same time, set the guttural resonator in action?
(a) "Lion" exercise.
(b) "Cat" exercise.
(c) "Tiger" exercise.
(d) "Mouse" exercise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Grotowski say asked the key methodological questions of acting in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

2. Who built his methods on the spontaneity of daily life, according to Grotowski in "The Actor's Technique"?

3. In Scene 2 of "Dr. Faustus", who announces that his master is about to die?

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

5. The description of Grotowski's production of "The Constant Prince" compares it to what Rembrandt painting?

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