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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 he gravitates toward the great romantic poets of Poland, but also to the works of Calderon and _____.
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Homer.

2. In Scene 17 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus", Faustus is transported to the Vatican by what?
(a) A ship.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A rowboat.
(d) Two dragons.

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

4. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter", that when we think of Chekhov, we think of his plays in whose style?
(a) Meyerhold's.
(b) Dostoevsky's.
(c) Chekhov's.
(d) Stanislavski's.

5. What act and scene in the original script of "Dr. Faustus" does Grotowski's version begin with?
(a) Act 4, Scene 3.
(b) Act 5, Scene 1.
(c) Act 5, Scene 2.
(d) Act 3, Scene 1.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

11. Who wrote the preface to "Towards a Poor Theatre"?
(a) Samuel Beckett.
(b) Lans Sosnowski.
(c) Jerzy Grotowski.
(d) Peter Brook.

12. Whom does the Angel struggle with in "Akropolis"?
(a) Michael.
(b) Jacob.
(c) John.
(d) Peter.

13. What is the setting of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"?
(a) A castle.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A graveyard.
(d) A prison.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The actor playing Dr. Faustus in Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus" is said to resemble _____.

2. What did the actors wear in the production of "Akropolis"?

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

4. What is at the core of theatre and performance, according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?

5. What color coat does the Prince wear in "The Constant Prince"?

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