Towards a Poor Theatre Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 135 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Towards a Poor Theatre Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 135 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 prefers to use "_____" in replacement of the word "role."
(a) Arc.
(b) Beat.
(c) Score.
(d) Script.

2. The second set of exercises in "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are "Exercises to loosen up the muscles and the _____."
(a) Vertical column.
(b) Voice.
(c) Creative spirit.
(d) Mind.

3. 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?"
(a) Breathing.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Physical.
(d) Emotional.

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

5. Grotowski says in "American Encounter" that the third thing one could consider "ethical" is the problem of _____.
(a) Prejudice.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Process and result.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grotowski states in "American Encounter" that "if we hid the things that function in our personal lives, you may be sure that our _____."

2. Grotowski states in "American Encounter" that an _____ confession is no confession at all."

3. Part IV of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are what kind of exercises?

4. What is the title of the exercise intended to experiment and open up the actor's vocal pitch in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

5. What exercise from "Actor's Training (1966)" starts with the pupil walking around and singing while Grotowski lies on the floor next to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are resonators? Where are they in the body?

2. Describe the beginning exercises in "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)."

3. How does Grotowski treat his students in class? Why?

4. What are the conceptual exercises like in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

5. How does Grotowski's technique differ from the theorists he mentions in "The Actor's Technique"?

6. What different types of breath are there? What is the importance of breath in the actor?

7. What does Grotowski say of memory in his "Skara Speech"?

8. What exercises compose the second section from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)"?

9. How does Grotowski treat his students in the exercise notes?

10. What is first in the exercises of "Actor's Training (1966)"?

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