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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 he never used the following word although it was at the heart of what he said.
(a) Emotion.
(b) Ethic.
(c) Contact.
(d) Memory.

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

3. Grotowski states in "American Encounter" that an _____ confession is no confession at all."
(a) Irresolute.
(b) Inarticulate.
(c) Irredeemable.
(d) Untrue.

4. What does Grotowski approach second in "Actor's Training (1966)"?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Floor work.
(c) Stimulation of the Voice.
(d) Animal exercises.

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

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

7. Grotowski demands _____ in his classroom.
(a) Consideration.
(b) Silence.
(c) Enthusiasm.
(d) Stimulation.

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

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

10. The interview for "The Actor's Technique" with Grotowski was conducted by _____.
(a) Denis Bablet.
(b) Sarah Pinzorski.
(c) Pierre Atrion.
(d) Jacques Renoir.

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

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

13. What does Grotowski begin with in "Actor's Training (1966)"?
(a) Jumping exercises.
(b) Floor work.
(c) Vocal exercises.
(d) Animal exercises.

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

15. Part VI of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are exercises involving _____.
(a) Animals.
(b) Feet.
(c) Breath.
(d) Flight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What is the name of the cat Grotowski refers to when discussing associations in "Skara Speech"?

4. What is the first exercise from the second set of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" called?

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

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