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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. Grotowski states in "The Actor's Technique" that it is a fact that children, animals, and people who are close to nature breathe _____.

2. Grotowski points out in all of his lessons in "Actor's Training (1966)" that _____ must be excluded in the exercises.

3. Part III of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are what kind of exercises?

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

5. Grotowski says in "American Encounter" that the third thing one could consider "ethical" is the problem of _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Grotowski say of the current methods of acting in "The Actor's Technique"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting, costuming, props, and actor-audience relationship in Grotowski's production of "Akropolis".

Essay Topic 2

Describe the plot of the play "Dr. Faustus". Who wrote this play? How does the plot change according to Grotowski's adaptation?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the meaning of the term "theatre." What does this term mean to Grotowski? What does it mean to the other figures cited in the book?

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