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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Theatre's New Testament", Grotowski asserts that the work at The Laboratory has nothing to do with _____.
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Art.
(c) Science.
(d) Aesthetics.

3. In Scene 19 of "Dr. Faustus", Faustus performs miracles at the palace of whom?
(a) Emperor Charles V.
(b) Emperor Richard V.
(c) King Richard II.
(d) King Marcel I.

4. To the average theatregoer, the theatre is first and foremost a what, according to Grotowski?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Art.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Improvement.

5. What does Grotowski refer to contemporary theatre, or "synthetic theatre" as in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?
(a) Contemporary Theatre.
(b) Artsy Theatre.
(c) Modern Theatre.
(d) Rich Theatre.

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

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

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

9. What does Grotowski write that one must fight against when watching plays inspired by "Brecht theory?"
(a) Tears.
(b) Anger.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Boredom.

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

11. Whose investigations of extroversive and introversive reactions are incorporated into Grotowski's system?
(a) Brecht's.
(b) Dullin's.
(c) Stanislavski's.
(d) Delsarte's.

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

13. In "The Theatre's New Testament," Grotowski says that it is "far less risky to be Mr. Smith all one's life than to be" _____.
(a) Mozart.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Van Gogh.
(d) Rembrandt.

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

15. What does Grotowski say "are always based on the transcendence of rules" in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Failures.
(b) Commercial successes.
(c) Masterpieces.
(d) Musicals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Faustus is considered not only a saint but also _____.

2. What does Grotowski say that he and his actors are trying to avoid in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

3. When did the interview for "Theatre is an Encounter" take place?

4. "He Wasn't Entirely Himself" was an article originally published when?

5. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that there is not a contradiction between inner technique and _____.

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