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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Rough Theatre, part 2 (p. 93 to 109).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "In the theatre, the tendency for centuries has been to put the actor" where?
(a) On a screen.
(b) Close to us.
(c) In the air.
(d) At a remote distance.

2. Of whom does the author write, "never just made a slice of life--he was a doctor who with infinite gentleness and care took thousands and thousands of fine layers off life."
(a) Beckett.
(b) Chekhov.
(c) Brecht.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. What is the theatre district in London called?
(a) East End.
(b) West End.
(c) Broadway.
(d) SoHo.

4. Of what does the author describe, "the moment when the illogical breaks through our everyday understanding to make us open our eyes more widely"?
(a) A realization.
(b) A fortitude.
(c) A Happening effect.
(d) An alienation effect.

5. According to the author, with most experimental products, "______ is their complaint and their excuse."
(a) Love.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Religion.
(d) Desperation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Brook claims, "Personally, I find staging _______ can be more thoroughly enjoyable than any other form of theatre."

2. The author believes the science of theatre building demands studying what it is, which brings about the most what?

3. "By using language illogically, by introducing the ridiculous in speech and the fantastic in behaviour, an author of the __________ opens up for himself another vocabulary."

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

5. Of whom does the author say, "can write the most eloquent language, but the amazing impressions in his plays are very often brought about by the visual inventions with which he juxtaposes serious, beautiful, grotesque and ridiculous elements"?

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