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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 "Skara Speech" that our whole body is a system of _____.
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Sensation.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Resonators.

2. Part V of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are "Leaps and _____."
(a) Somersaults.
(b) Dances.
(c) Falls.
(d) Gestures.

3. The cycle of exercises in "Stimulation of the Voice" from "Actor's Training (1966)," ends with _____.
(a) The back voice.
(b) The belly voice.
(c) The chest voice.
(d) The head voice.

4. Grotowski says in "The Actor's Technique" that one cannot be completely _____ as taught in most theatre schools.
(a) Relaxed.
(b) Connected.
(c) Centered.
(d) Focused.

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) Methods.
(b) Theories.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Activities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the exercise from "Actor's Training (1966)" which intends to make the pupil let himself go completely, and at the same time, set the guttural resonator in action?

2. Grotowski tells the students in "Skara Speech" to "make your actions _____."

3. It is the task of _____ to amplify the carrying power of sound emitted in the actor.

4. The interview for "The Actor's Technique" with Grotowski was conducted by _____.

5. Part VI of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are exercises involving _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What advice does Grotowski give to the actors in the ending of "Actor's Training (1966)"?

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

5. When asked of the evolution of his technique in "American Encounter", how does Grotowski explain?

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

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

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

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

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

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