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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. The actor playing Dr. Faustus in Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus" is said to resemble _____.
(a) St. Martin.
(b) St. Sebastian.
(c) St. Christopher.
(d) St. Augustus.

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

6. The technique of the "courtesan actor" is _____.
(a) Deductive.
(b) Inductive.
(c) Transductive.
(d) Holy.

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

8. Whom does Grotowski quote in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) as saying, "Each technique leads to metaphysics"?
(a) Foucault.
(b) Beckett.
(c) Sartre.
(d) Heidegger.

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

10. The technique of the "holy actor" is _____.
(a) Transductive.
(b) Deductive.
(c) Transcendent.
(d) Inductive.

11. What director proposed an autonomous theatre "vis-à-vis literature," according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Artaud.
(b) Meyerhold.
(c) Chekhov.
(d) Stanislavski.

12. The description of Grotowski's production of "The Constant Prince" compares it to what Rembrandt painting?
(a) "Anatomy of Rosa Lione."
(b) "Anatomy of Dr. Rialdo."
(c) "Anatomy of Dr. Tulp."
(d) "Anatomy of St. Margaret."

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

14. When discussing poetry and myth, Grotowski cites the myth of _____ in "Theatre is an Encounter".
(a) Pandora.
(b) Prometheus.
(c) Aeschylus.
(d) Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The two fundamental elements that define theatre to Grotowski are the actor and the _____.

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

3. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that Meyerhold's production of "The Inspector General" was a sort of collage of the texts of _____.

4. When was the interview in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) first published?

5. 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 _____.

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