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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Grotowski reset "Akropolis"?
(a) A dirt road.
(b) A concentration camp.
(c) A scientist's laboratory.
(d) A military prison.

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

3. In "Dr Faustus: Textual Montage", it is written that the play is a dialectic between mockery and _____.
(a) Morality.
(b) Satire.
(c) Evil
(d) Apotheosis.

4. In Scene 19 of "Dr. Faustus", Faustus performs miracles at the palace of whom?
(a) Emperor Richard V.
(b) King Marcel I.
(c) King Richard II.
(d) Emperor Charles V.

5. Whose work on "physical actions" is incorporated into Grotowski's system?
(a) Stanislavski's.
(b) Brecht's.
(c) Artaud's.
(d) Dullin's.

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

7. What does Grotowski say that plays in book form should be called in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Dramatic literature.
(b) Mise en scène.
(c) Theatre.
(d) Encounter.

8. Grotowski writes in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself," that "like ____, Artaud knew of Emmanuel's coming, and what it promised."
(a) Michael.
(b) Isaiah.
(c) Kant.
(d) Abraham.

9. What does "he who once dreamed of becoming a playwright" usually end up as, according to Grotowski?
(a) A ticket-taker.
(b) A director.
(c) An actor.
(d) A producer.

10. What takes place in Scene 9 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"?
(a) Faustus' birth.
(b) Faustus' beheading.
(c) Faustus' baptism.
(d) Faustus' marriage.

11. What do the people surrounding the Prince wear in "The Constant Prince"?
(a) Military uniforms.
(b) Gowns.
(c) Togas.
(d) Robes.

12. Where was "Dr Faustus: Textual Montage" first published as an article?
(a) Paris Drama Review.
(b) Los Angeles Drama Review.
(c) New York Drama Review.
(d) Tulane Drama Review.

13. Faustus is considered not only a saint but also _____.
(a) A deity.
(b) A martyr.
(c) A prophet.
(d) A super-man.

14. In "He Wasn't Entirely Himself", Grotowski writes that _____ was compromised by his disciples.
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Stanislavski.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Plato.

15. What is at the core of theatre and performance, according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) The encounter.
(b) The beat.
(c) The text.
(d) The conflict.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Theatre's New Testament," Grotowski says, "The elaboration of artificiality is a question of _____ - sounds and gestures - which evoke associations in the psyche of the audience."

2. What form of theatre is based around improvised scenarios, which Grotowski cites in "The Theatre's New Testament"?

3. What British director does Grotowski cite as challenging the theories of Artaud in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself"?

4. Who played the role of the King in Grotowski's production of "The Constant Prince"?

5. What Polish Romantic poet transcribed the version of "The Constant Prince" which Grotowski produced?

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