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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. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that his productions are detailed investigations of the _____ relationship.
(a) Director-producer.
(b) Director-audience.
(c) Actor-director.
(d) Actor-audience.

2. What does Grotowski compare his work with actors to, as opposed to that of the artist or the scientist in "The Theatre's New Testament"?
(a) Shoemaker.
(b) Groomer.
(c) Physician.
(d) Musician.

3. Grotowski writes in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself," that "like ____, Artaud knew of Emmanuel's coming, and what it promised."
(a) Abraham.
(b) Kant.
(c) Michael.
(d) Isaiah.

4. The technique of the "holy actor" is _____.
(a) Transductive.
(b) Deductive.
(c) Inductive.
(d) Transcendent.

5. Where did Grotowski reset "Akropolis"?
(a) A concentration camp.
(b) A scientist's laboratory.
(c) A military prison.
(d) A dirt road.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the phrase, "Primum non nocere" mean?

2. Faustus is considered not only a saint but also _____.

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

4. What British director does Grotowski cite as challenging the theories of Artaud in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself"?

5. In "The Theatre's New Testament," Grotowski says, "The elaboration of artificiality is a question of _____ - sounds and gestures - which evoke associations in the psyche of the audience."

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the critical review of "The Constant Prince" from the text.

4. How did Grotowski adapt the text of "Dr. Faustus" from the original script?

5. What does Grotowski assert was Artaud's greatest contribution to the theatre?

6. What does Grotowski write of the "life-mask" in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

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

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

9. In what ways does Grotowski describe the actor as one who sacrifices in "The Theatre's New Testament"?

10. Describe what "trance" and "excess" are as described in "The Theatre's New Testament."

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