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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grotowski states in "American Encounter" that "if we hid the things that function in our personal lives, you may be sure that our _____."
(a) Art.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Actions.
(d) Thoughts.

2. Grotowski states in "American Encounter" that he never used the following word although it was at the heart of what he said.
(a) Memory.
(b) Ethic.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Contact.

3. How many types of respiration are there, as noted by Grotowski in "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)"?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

4. Grotowski says in "The Actor's Technique" that one cannot be completely _____ as taught in most theatre schools.
(a) Connected.
(b) Relaxed.
(c) Focused.
(d) Centered.

5. 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) Emotional fluidity.
(b) Spectator contact.
(c) Human contact.
(d) Intellectual connection.

6. How long was the course that Grotowski taught in America for "American Encounter"?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 4 weeks.

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

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

9. Grotowski's motto with which he starts his lessons is, "The essence of the theatre is the actor, his actions, and _____."
(a) What he can achieve.
(b) His responses.
(c) His emotions.
(d) His thoughts.

10. The fact that "in order to get the result you must not look for it" is a _____.
(a) Analogy.
(b) Falsehood.
(c) Justification.
(d) Paradox.

11. How long was Grotowski's seminar at the Skara Drama School?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 20 days.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

12. Part V of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are "Leaps and _____."
(a) Somersaults.
(b) Gestures.
(c) Falls.
(d) Dances.

13. The one absolute rule Grotowski cites in "Actor's Training (1966)" is that what must come first, then vocal expression?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Memory.
(c) Bodily activity.
(d) Thought.

14. In "American Encounter" Grotowski states that the process of getting self-knowledge gives _____ to one's work.
(a) Flexibility.
(b) Weakness.
(c) Strength.
(d) Emotion.

15. Grotowski says in "The Actor's Technique" that psychologists readily ask the question, "What is your _____?"
(a) Education.
(b) Thought.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is the task of _____ to amplify the carrying power of sound emitted in the actor.

2. What is the title of the exercise intended to experiment and open up the actor's vocal pitch in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

3. The interview for "The Actor's Technique" with Grotowski was conducted by _____.

4. The notes of "Actor's Training (1966)" were taken by _____.

5. Most of the physical distortion exercises from "Actor's Training (1966)" seem to be based on _____.

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