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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 does Grotowski say theorized that the theatre should be a synthesis of all the arts?
(a) Kranikav.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Stanislavski.
(d) Brecht.

2. What does Grotowski write that one must fight against when watching plays inspired by "Brecht theory?"
(a) Laughter.
(b) Anger.
(c) Tears.
(d) Boredom.

3. What is at the core of theatre and performance, according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) The encounter.
(b) The conflict.
(c) The beat.
(d) The text.

4. The two fundamental elements that define theatre to Grotowski are the actor and the _____.
(a) Director.
(b) Audience.
(c) Text.
(d) Designer.

5. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter", that when we think of Chekhov, we think of his plays in whose style?
(a) Dostoevsky's.
(b) Meyerhold's.
(c) Stanislavski's.
(d) Chekhov's.

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 is the name of the Devil in "Dr. Faustus"?

3. Who conducted the interview for "Theatre is an Encounter"?

4. Grotowski's "holy actor" does not sell his body but _____ .

5. Whose rhythm exercises does Grotowski find most important?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 1, "Towards a Poor Theatre", what does Grotowski assert is at the core of his theory on the theatre? Whom are his influences?

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

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