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

2. In "Dr Faustus: Textual Montage", it is written that the play is a dialectic between mockery and _____.
(a) Apotheosis.
(b) Evil
(c) Morality.
(d) Satire.

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

4. Whom is Faustus arguing with in the opening scene of Grotowski's production?
(a) Three scholars.
(b) The devil.
(c) Three doctors.
(d) The villagers.

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

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

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

8. When was the interview "The Theatre's New Testament" made?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1962.

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

10. What Polish Romantic poet transcribed the version of "The Constant Prince" which Grotowski produced?
(a) Stanislaw Scierski.
(b) Julius Slowacki.
(c) Jerzy Grotowski.
(d) Ludwik Flaszen.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the institute discussed in "Methodical Exploration"?

2. Who is the author of "Akropolis"?

3. Who does Grotowski say asked the key methodological questions of acting in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

4. What does Grotowski define as "the ability to concentrate in a particular theatrical way and can be attained with a minimum of good-will"?

5. Whom does Grotowski quote in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) as saying, "Each technique leads to metaphysics"?

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