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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dr. Faustus", the spectators are _____.

2. Grotowski states in "The Actor's Technique" that the greatest difference between his technique and other methods is that his is _____.

3. Who recorded the exercises from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)"?

4. In "American Encounter" Grotowski states that the process of getting self-knowledge gives _____ to one's work.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Grotowski describe actor-audience encounter in "American Encounter"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how and why Grotowski adapted "Akropolis" as he did. What effect did his adaptation produce?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Grotowski's production of "The Constant Prince". What did the reviewer write about this play? How did Grotowski stage it, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the entire repertoire of exercises in Grotowski's work from 1959-1962. What are the major categories of exercises? What are their purposes? *

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