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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 writes, "Of course nowhere does the Deadly Theatre install itself so securely, so comfortably and so slyly as in the works of" whom?
(a) Williams.
(b) Moliere.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Brecht.

2. "On Broadway ticket prices are continually rising and, ironically, as each season grows more disastrous, each season's hit" does what?
(a) Bombs.
(b) Gets raves.
(c) Makes less money.
(d) Makes more money.

3. Approximately how long is a rehearsal process in New York, according to the author?
(a) Two months.
(b) One week.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

4. Whose speech in Shakespeare holds the line, "Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter," despite the fact that the character who speaks it is considered "wicked"?
(a) Desdemona.
(b) Goneril.
(c) Juliet.
(d) Emilia.

5. Who, according to the author, "was trained to reject cliché imitations of reality and to search for something more real in himself."
(a) The Meisner Actor.
(b) The Chekhovian Actor.
(c) The Method Actor.
(d) The Classical Actor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is fast disappearing from modern-day life?

2. In France, there are how many deadly ways of playing classical tragedy, according to the author?

3. The theatre has often been called what?

4. The author writes that, "All through the world theatre audiences are ______".

5. On the first day of rehearsal of what show did its composer, Harold Arlen, arrive wearing a blue cornflower, with champagne and presents for all?

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