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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The cycle of exercises in "Stimulation of the Voice" from "Actor's Training (1966)," begins with _____.
(a) The head voice.
(b) The stomach voice.
(c) The back voice.
(d) The chest voice.

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

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

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

5. "American Encounter" was an interview during the time Grotowski was leading a workshop at _____.
(a) New York University.
(b) Mason Gross School of the Arts.
(c) Yale School of Drama.
(d) Columbia University.

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

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

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

9. Grotowski states of Artaud in "The Actor's Technique" that to Artaud "there is an authentic parallelism between the effort of man who works with his body and _____."
(a) Thought processes.
(b) His emotions.
(c) God.
(d) Psychic processes.

10. What exercise from "Actor's Training (1966)" starts with the pupil walking around and singing while Grotowski lies on the floor next to him?
(a) "Lion" exercise.
(b) "La-la" exercise.
(c) "King-King" exercise.
(d) "Tiger" exercise.

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

12. What is the first exercise from the second set of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" called?
(a) The lion.
(b) The cat.
(c) The monkey.
(d) The goat.

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

14. Who is Grotowski's collaborator and observer in "Actor's Training (1966)"?
(a) Amanda Pasquier.
(b) Ryszard Cieslak.
(c) Slowask Minorski.
(d) Denis Bablet.

15. Section B of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are based upon the work of _____.
(a) Stanislavski.
(b) Dellarte.
(c) Sauterne.
(d) Dalcroze.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?"

3. In "Dr. Faustus", the spectators are _____.

4. Who based his work with actors on discipline and exterior formation?

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

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