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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that Meyerhold's production of "The Inspector General" was a sort of collage of the texts of _____.
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Gogol.
(c) Beckett.
(d) Shakespeare.

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

3. What does Grotowski compare the text to in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) A prism.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A field.
(d) A door.

4. 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) Homer.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Marlowe.

5. 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."
(a) Signals.
(b) Archetypes.
(c) Holograms.
(d) Ideograms.

6. What does Grotowski define as "the ability to concentrate in a particular theatrical way and can be attained with a minimum of good-will"?
(a) Hypnosis.
(b) Connection.
(c) Trance.
(d) Focus.

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

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

9. The two fundamental elements that define theatre to Grotowski are the actor and the _____.
(a) Audience.
(b) Director.
(c) Text.
(d) Designer.

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

11. Who is the author of "Akropolis"?
(a) Grotowski.
(b) Chekhov.
(c) Wyspianski.
(d) Wiewioroswki.

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

13. When did the interview for "Theatre is an Encounter" take place?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1969.

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

15. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that his productions are detailed investigations of the _____ relationship.
(a) Actor-director.
(b) Director-audience.
(c) Actor-audience.
(d) Director-producer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Grotowski quote in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) as saying, "Each technique leads to metaphysics"?

2. Whose rhythm exercises does Grotowski find most important?

3. In Scene 4 of "Dr. Faustus", Faustus describes his struggle between theology and magic as represented by an owl and a _____.

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

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

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