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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people surrounding the Prince wear in "The Constant Prince"?
(a) Gowns.
(b) Military uniforms.
(c) Togas.
(d) Robes.

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

3. Whose rhythm exercises does Grotowski find most important?
(a) Brecht's.
(b) Delsarte's.
(c) Dullin's.
(d) Stanislavski's.

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

5. Who wrote the original script of "Dr. Faustus"?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Molière.
(c) Grotowski.
(d) Marlowe.

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

7. "Akropolis: Treatment of the Text" was written by the literary adviser to The Laboratory, named _____.
(a) Ludwik Grotowski.
(b) Michael Sosnowski.
(c) T.K. Wiewioroswki.
(d) Ludwik Flaszen.

8. Where does the action of "Akropolis" take place in the text?
(a) A Spanish cathedral.
(b) A prison.
(c) A ship.
(d) A Cracow cathedral.

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

10. What does Grotowski say that plays in book form should be called in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Theatre.
(b) Dramatic literature.
(c) Mise en scène.
(d) Encounter.

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

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

13. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that the characters of the Odyssey are still actual because there are still _____.
(a) Pilgrims.
(b) Pirates.
(c) Heroes.
(d) Warriors.

14. 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) Shakespeare.
(b) Gogol.
(c) Chekhov.
(d) Beckett.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term for Brecht's "alienation effect"?

2. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter", that when we think of Chekhov, we think of his plays in whose style?

3. What does Grotowski say is as important in the education of the actor as it is to a pianist or dancer?

4. How long in the play "Dr. Faustus" does Faustus have to live before his martyrdom of hell?

5. Where is Faustus in Scene 6 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"?

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