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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. What type of respiration is the most effective for the actor?
(a) Lower respiration.
(b) Deep respiration.
(c) Upper respiration.
(d) Total respiration.

2. How many types of respiration are there, as noted by Grotowski in "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)"?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. In "Technique of the Voice" in "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)", Grotowski begins with _____.
(a) Carrying power.
(b) Dialect.
(c) Articulation.
(d) Respiration.

4. Grotowski says in "The Actor's Technique" that psychologists readily ask the question, "What is your _____?"
(a) Education.
(b) Religion.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Thought.

5. Grotowski in "The Actor's Technique" says that in understanding how he differs from Stanislavski, Brecht, and Artaud that it is important to distinguish between aesthetics and _____.
(a) Activities.
(b) Methods.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Theories.

Short Answer Questions

1. The notes of "Actor's Training (1966)" were taken by _____.

2. Grotowski says in "The Actor's Technique" that one cannot be completely _____ as taught in most theatre schools.

3. In "Actor's Training (1966)" it is stated that "if something is symmetrical it is not _____."

4. Grotowski states in "Skara Speech" that if you do not fix your imaginary partner in a precise place your reactions will ______.

5. What does Grotowski begin with in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grotowski describe a "score" in "The Actor's Technique"?

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

3. How does Grotowski advise students to use their resonators in "Skara Speech"?

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

5. How does Grotowski describe using memory in emotional reactions in "Skara Speech"?

6. What does Grotowski say of "clichés" in "Skara Speech"?

7. What differences are there between the earlier exercises and "Actor's Training (1966)"?

8. What question is asked of Grotowski regarding silence in "American Encounter"? What is his response?

9. How does Grotowski feel about externalization, or "classical acting" techniques?

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

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