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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Akropolis"?
(a) Calderon.
(b) Wyspianski.
(c) Grotowski.
(d) Kalidasa.

2. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that there is not a contradiction between inner technique and _____.
(a) Physics.
(b) Psychic ability.
(c) Artifice.
(d) Breathing.

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

4. "He Wasn't Entirely Himself" was an article originally published when?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1965.

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

6. 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. Tulp."
(c) "Anatomy of Dr. Rialdo."
(d) "Anatomy of St. Margaret."

7. 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) Homer.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Marlowe.

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

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

10. 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.

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

12. In Scene 4 of "Dr. Faustus", Faustus describes his struggle between theology and magic as represented by an owl and a _____.
(a) Wolf.
(b) Canary.
(c) Donkey.
(d) Monkey.

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

14. What is the name of Grotowski's school?
(a) Theatre of Cruelty.
(b) The Box.
(c) The Actor's Studio.
(d) The Laboratory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"?

2. The technique of the "holy actor" is _____.

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. What do the people surrounding the Prince wear in "The Constant Prince"?

5. What does "he who once dreamed of becoming a playwright" usually end up as, according to Grotowski?

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