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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Deadly Theatre, part 2 (p. 30-46).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author refers to Broadway not as a jungle, but a what?
(a) Machine.
(b) Monster.
(c) Man.
(d) Forest.

2. The author writes of productions in Russia of classical Shakespearean works which rehearsed for how long, yet were unable to perform as well as a hack company?
(a) Five months.
(b) One year.
(c) Six years.
(d) Two years.

3. Which Chinese Opera Company came to London and retained touch with its sources, creating something new every night?
(a) Formosa Opera Company.
(b) Xing Opera Company.
(c) Pekin Opera Company.
(d) Siam Opera Company.

4. What British playwright does the author laud, who also works as a director and performer?
(a) Pinter.
(b) Shepard.
(c) Williams.
(d) Sletteland.

5. The author writes of an actor who studied the part of Hamlet for how many years and never played it because the director died before it was finished?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the theatre district in London called?

2. According to the author, "to imitate the externals of acting only perpetuates" what?

3. A word is an end product which begins with what?

4. Approximately how long is a rehearsal process in New York, according to the author?

5. What play does the author juxtapose against Peter Weiss' play for an example of clarity of meaning?

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