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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. In "Actor's Training (1966)" it is stated that "if something is symmetrical it is not _____."
(a) Artistic.
(b) Correct.
(c) Organic.
(d) Beautiful.

2. Who based his work with actors on discipline and exterior formation?
(a) Stanislavski.
(b) Brecht.
(c) Meyerhold.
(d) Artaud.

3. Grotowski says in "Skara Speech" that on the stage, "we often detect a lack of harmony because the actors don't _____ their partners."
(a) Like.
(b) See.
(c) Touch.
(d) Listen to.

4. In one exercise from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)", the actor is to jump onto a chair. Where does the jump come from in the body?
(a) Chest.
(b) Head.
(c) Legs.
(d) Trunk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before performances, Grotowski's actors have a period of silence for _____.

2. Section B of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are titled _____.

3. Who built his methods on the spontaneity of daily life, according to Grotowski in "The Actor's Technique"?

4. What type of respiration is the most effective for the actor?

5. The first explanation of the "Shoulderstand exercises" is _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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