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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who developed bio-mechanical training for the actor?
(a) Beckett.
(b) Brecht.
(c) Stanislavski.
(d) Meyerhold.

2. Who played the role of the Constant Prince in Grotowski's production of "The Constant Prince"?
(a) Rena Mirecka.
(b) Ryszard Cieslak.
(c) Antoni Jaholkowski.
(d) Stanislaw Scierski.

3. Who conducted the interview for "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Sarah Sondheim.
(b) Denis Barbet.
(c) Mark Pintio.
(d) Naim Kattan.

4. What British director does Grotowski cite as challenging the theories of Artaud in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself"?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Paul Lancaster.
(c) Peter Brook.
(d) Brecht.

5. What was the theory of the theatre, which was created by Artaud?
(a) Performance art.
(b) Method Acting.
(c) Theatre of cruelty.
(d) Alienation effect.

6. What does the phrase, "Primum non nocere" mean?
(a) First, do not harm.
(b) Harm is epidemic.
(c) Black as night.
(d) Always at night.

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

8. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that he gravitates toward the great romantic poets of Poland, but also to the works of Calderon and _____.
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Marlowe.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Homer.

9. How does Grotowski claim to feel when asked, "What is the origin of your experimental theatre productions?"
(a) Happy.
(b) Impatient.
(c) Eager.
(d) Hesitant.

10. What does Grotowski compare his work with actors to, as opposed to that of the artist or the scientist in "The Theatre's New Testament"?
(a) Musician.
(b) Groomer.
(c) Shoemaker.
(d) Physician.

11. The word "actress" and _____ were once synonymous.
(a) Clown.
(b) Courtesan.
(c) Mime.
(d) Chorus.

12. Who does Grotowski say asked the key methodological questions of acting in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?
(a) Brecht.
(b) Stanislavski.
(c) Artaud.
(d) Chekhov.

13. Grotowski states in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself" that the paradox of Artaud is that he presented no what?
(a) Method.
(b) Questions.
(c) Ideal.
(d) Theories.

14. What did the actors wear in the production of "Akropolis"?
(a) Military uniforms.
(b) Bags.
(c) Togas.
(d) Gowns.

15. What training techniques of oriental theatre does Grotowski implement?
(a) Peking Opera.
(b) Mejing Opera.
(c) Balinese Opera.
(d) Thai Opera.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the interview "The Theatre's New Testament" made?

2. Grotowski talks of catharsis in comparing how the audience feels for Creon versus _____.

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

4. Where was "Dr Faustus: Textual Montage" first published as an article?

5. Who did Artaud write a letter to which said, "I am not entirely myself?"

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