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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "He Wasn't Entirely Himself", Grotowski writes that _____ was compromised by his disciples.
(a) Stanislavski.
(b) Chekhov.
(c) Plato.
(d) Sophocles.

2. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that there is not a contradiction between inner technique and _____.
(a) Artifice.
(b) Breathing.
(c) Physics.
(d) Psychic ability.

3. When was the interview "The Theatre's New Testament" made?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1964.

4. Who wrote "Akropolis"?
(a) Calderon.
(b) Grotowski.
(c) Kalidasa.
(d) Wyspianski.

5. Whom is Faustus arguing with in the opening scene of Grotowski's production?
(a) The devil.
(b) Three doctors.
(c) The villagers.
(d) Three scholars.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Theatre's New Testament," Grotowski says that it is "far less risky to be Mr. Smith all one's life than to be" _____.

2. What act and scene in the original script of "Dr. Faustus" does Grotowski's version begin with?

3. The actor playing Dr. Faustus in Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus" is said to resemble _____.

4. What was the theory of the theatre, which was created by Artaud?

5. The description of Grotowski's production of "The Constant Prince" compares it to what Rembrandt painting?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Grotowski develop the theories behind the "poor theatre" and the Theatre Laboratory?

2. How does Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus" end?

3. How is Dr. Faustus considered a saint and martyr in the play produced by Grotowski?

4. Describe the different "encounters" which take place in the theatre. What does "encounter" mean?

5. What is Grotowski's take on "artifice" and what does he define this as in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

6. How does Grotowski reinterpret the theme of "Dr. Faustus"?

7. Describe the comparison of the Laboratory to the Bohr Institute.

8. How is the audience situated in Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"? How is the Devil portrayed?

9. How does Grotowski reverse Faustus' intention in the last monologue of "Dr. Faustus"?

10. How does Grotowski describe the training at the Theatre Laboratory? What kind of actors does it produce?

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