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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. Who played the role of the Constant Prince in Grotowski's production of "The Constant Prince"?
(a) Rena Mirecka.
(b) Stanislaw Scierski.
(c) Antoni Jaholkowski.
(d) Ryszard Cieslak.

2. What is the name of Grotowski's school?
(a) The Laboratory.
(b) Theatre of Cruelty.
(c) The Actor's Studio.
(d) The Box.

3. Who wrote the original script of "Dr. Faustus"?
(a) Molière.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Grotowski.

4. Whom does the Angel struggle with in "Akropolis"?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Michael.
(c) John.
(d) Peter.

5. Who is the author of "The Constant Prince"?
(a) Calderon.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Artaud.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Grotowski define as "not a collection of skills but an eradication of blocks?"

3. What form of theatre is based around improvised scenarios, which Grotowski cites in "The Theatre's New Testament"?

4. Whom is Faustus arguing with in the opening scene of Grotowski's production?

5. What training techniques of oriental theatre does Grotowski implement?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Grotowski write in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) regarding experimental theatre, gimmicks, and tricks?

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

4. How does Grotowski answer the interviewer in "The Theatre's New Testament" about the association of the Theatre Laboratory with science?

5. Describe the set, props, and audience location in "Akropolis".

6. How is the staging and costuming arranged in "The Constant Prince"?

7. What does Grotowski write of "rich theatre" in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

8. How does Grotowski clarify the role of the written text in his theatre?

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

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

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