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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grotowski says in "Skara Speech" that he has underlined the fact through the workshop that there are no impulses or reactions without _____.
(a) Thought.
(b) Contact.
(c) Physicality.
(d) Emotion.

2. The body should appear how in the warm-up exercises from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)"?
(a) Weightless.
(b) Restrained.
(c) Focused.
(d) Leaden.

3. In "Actor's Training (1966)" it is stated that "if something is symmetrical it is not _____."
(a) Organic.
(b) Correct.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Artistic.

4. Section B of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are titled _____.
(a) Voice Exercises.
(b) Warm-Up Exercises.
(c) Animal Exercises.
(d) Plastic Exercises.

5. What is the title of the exercise intended to experiment and open up the actor's vocal pitch in "Actor's Training (1966)"?
(a) "King-King" exercise.
(b) "Sing-Song" exercise.
(c) "Tiger" exercise.
(d) "La-La" exercise.

6. What is the name of the cat Grotowski refers to when discussing associations in "Skara Speech"?
(a) Java.
(b) Fluffy.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Mittens.

7. Grotowski states in "The Actor's Technique" that when he first begins work with an actor his first question is "Does this actor have any _____ difficulties?"
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Breathing.
(d) Physical.

8. In "Technique of the Voice" in "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)", Grotowski begins with _____.
(a) Articulation.
(b) Carrying power.
(c) Dialect.
(d) Respiration.

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

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

11. Grotowski prefers to use "_____" in replacement of the word "role."
(a) Script.
(b) Score.
(c) Beat.
(d) Arc.

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

13. Grotowski states in "American Encounter", "In this country I have observed a certain external _____ which is part of your daily mask."
(a) Frigidity.
(b) Hostility.
(c) Coldness.
(d) Friendliness.

14. Grotowski says in "Skara Speech" that on the stage, "we often detect a lack of harmony because the actors don't _____ their partners."
(a) Listen to.
(b) Like.
(c) See.
(d) Touch.

15. Grotowski states in "The Actor's Technique" that it is a fact that children, animals, and people who are close to nature breathe _____.
(a) With tension.
(b) Shallowly.
(c) Abdominally.
(d) With relaxation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Grotowski's motto with which he starts his lessons is, "The essence of the theatre is the actor, his actions, and _____."

3. Grotowski points out in all of his lessons in "Actor's Training (1966)" that _____ must be excluded in the exercises.

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

5. The second set of exercises in "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are "Exercises to loosen up the muscles and the _____."

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