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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 is Grotowski's collaborator and observer in "Actor's Training (1966)"?
(a) Ryszard Cieslak.
(b) Slowask Minorski.
(c) Denis Bablet.
(d) Amanda Pasquier.

2. Grotowski points out in all of his lessons in "Actor's Training (1966)" that _____ must be excluded in the exercises.
(a) Connection.
(b) Thought.
(c) Feeling.
(d) Gravity.

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

4. Grotowski states in "American Encounter" that "if we hid the things that function in our personal lives, you may be sure that our _____."
(a) Actions.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Thoughts.
(d) Art.

5. The problem that Grotowski encountered with Yoga for achieving concentration in the actor was that the concentration was _____.
(a) Impulsive.
(b) Quiet.
(c) External.
(d) Internal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grotowski claims in "Skara Speech" that our whole body is a system of _____.

2. What part of the body does Grotowski call the "center of expression" in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

3. Grotowski's motto with which he starts his lessons is, "The essence of the theatre is the actor, his actions, and _____."

4. What is the first exercise from the second set of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" called?

5. Grotowski states in "American Encounter", "In this country I have observed a certain external _____ which is part of your daily mask."

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the "exercises in composition" from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" entail?

2. What does Grotowski state regarding aesthetics in "The Actor's Technique"?

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

4. What is "ethics" in relation to acting as described by Grotowski in "American Encounter"?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What exercises take place second in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

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