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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Holy Theatre, part 1 (p 47 to 61).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who challenged Stanislavsky, proposing a different style of playing?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Meyerhold.
(c) Meisner.
(d) Adler.

2. In America, the author writes, "Years ago, ______ came into being to give a faith and continuity to those unhappy artists who were being so rapidly thrown in and out of work."
(a) The Stanislavsky Method.
(b) The Actor's Studio.
(c) The Neighborhood Playhouse.
(d) The Stella Adler Studio.

3. What does the "inner man" express only in his words?
(a) Fear and desire.
(b) Lust and rage.
(c) Anarchy and poetry.
(d) Love and hatred.

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

5. "The job of shifting oneself totally from one character to another--a principle on which all of Shakespeare and all of Chekhov is built--is a _______ task at any time."
(a) Incomprehensible.
(b) Easy.
(c) Super-human.
(d) Tangible.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author contends that "we do not know how to celebrate, because we do not know ____ to celebrate."

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

3. What form of theatre does the author discuss first in the book?

4. Within a constrained time allotted for rehearsal, what cannot occur, according to the author?

5. In regard to music, the author says we may make a personality cult of whom?

(see the answer key)

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