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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color coat does the Prince wear in "The Constant Prince"?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

2. 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) Formula.
(b) Technique.
(c) Bag of tricks.
(d) Method.

3. What does Grotowski refer to contemporary theatre, or "synthetic theatre" as in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?
(a) Rich Theatre.
(b) Artsy Theatre.
(c) Contemporary Theatre.
(d) Modern Theatre.

4. It is said in "Dr Faustus: Textual Montage" that if one wants sainthood, one must _____.
(a) Accept God.
(b) Go against God.
(c) Be burned at the stake.
(d) Defy the Devil.

5. What does Grotowski say "are always based on the transcendence of rules" in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Masterpieces.
(b) Failures.
(c) Musicals.
(d) Commercial successes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the actors wear in the production of "Akropolis"?

2. The Skara Drama School is located in _____.

3. Most of the physical distortion exercises from "Actor's Training (1966)" seem to be based on _____.

4. Grotowski writes in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself," that "like ____, Artaud knew of Emmanuel's coming, and what it promised."

5. In "Dr Faustus: Textual Montage", it is written that the play is a dialectic between mockery and _____.

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