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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who built his methods on the spontaneity of daily life, according to Grotowski in "The Actor's Technique"?
(a) Brecht.
(b) Meyerhold.
(c) Artaud.
(d) Stanislavski.

2. Grotowski tells the students in "Skara Speech" to "make your actions _____."
(a) Concrete.
(b) Physical.
(c) Unique.
(d) Emotional.

3. The most developed of acting methods belongs to whom, according to Grotowski in "The Actor's Technique"?
(a) Stanislavski.
(b) Meyerhold.
(c) Artaud.
(d) Brecht.

4. Most of the physical distortion exercises from "Actor's Training (1966)" seem to be based on _____.
(a) Ballet.
(b) Dance.
(c) Yoga.
(d) Martial Arts.

5. The notes of "Actor's Training (1966)" were taken by _____.
(a) Robert Fischer.
(b) Dale Landstorm.
(c) Sanford Meisner.
(d) Franz Marijnen.

6. Part IV of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are what kind of exercises?
(a) Voice.
(b) Upside down.
(c) Animal.
(d) Flight.

7. In "The Actor's Technique," Grotowski states that the sort of questions important for him to ask is what holds the actor back from respiration, movement, and _____ most importantly.
(a) Human contact.
(b) Emotional fluidity.
(c) Spectator contact.
(d) Intellectual connection.

8. What part of the body does Grotowski call the "center of expression" in "Actor's Training (1966)"?
(a) The feet.
(b) The heart.
(c) Vertebral column.
(d) The skull.

9. The second set of exercises in "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are "Exercises to loosen up the muscles and the _____."
(a) Vertical column.
(b) Voice.
(c) Creative spirit.
(d) Mind.

10. The Skara Drama School is located in _____.
(a) Paris.
(b) Sweden.
(c) New York.
(d) Dublin.

11. Grotowski says in "Skara Speech" that the "whole secret" is "Stimulations, impulses, and _____."
(a) Actions.
(b) Reactions.
(c) Thoughts.
(d) Emotions.

12. In one exercise from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)", the actor is to jump onto a chair. Where does the jump come from in the body?
(a) Chest.
(b) Legs.
(c) Head.
(d) Trunk.

13. In "Actor's Training (1966)", it is noted that Grotowski mentions that contact between the audience and actor is _____ in the theatre.
(a) Detrimental.
(b) Destructive.
(c) Unnecessary.
(d) Vital.

14. Grotowski states in "Skara Speech" that if you do not fix your imaginary partner in a precise place your reactions will ______.
(a) Wander.
(b) Fall dead.
(c) Remain within yourself.
(d) Go to the audience.

15. Grotowski says in "American Encounter", that "we cannot hide our personal, essential things--even if they are _____."
(a) Ugly.
(b) Sins.
(c) Scary.
(d) Impulses.

Short Answer Questions

1. The problem that Grotowski encountered with Yoga for achieving concentration in the actor was that the concentration was _____.

2. In "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)", Grotowski notes that "The exercise serves the _____."

3. Grotowski states in "American Encounter" that "if we hid the things that function in our personal lives, you may be sure that our _____."

4. What does Grotowski begin with in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

5. Who does Grotowski say devised many good exercises, some with masks in "The Actor's Technique"?

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