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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author, in 1946, encounter children piling into a space to watch two clowns?
(a) The Royal Shakespeare Company.
(b) The London Globe.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) The Hamburg Opera.

2. Which production does the author refer to in Paris which was a flop, so they offered three free performances?
(a) La Boheme.
(b) Sergeant Musgrave's Dance.
(c) Les Miserables.
(d) Caucasian Chalk Circle.

3. The theatre is "the last forum" where what is still an open question?
(a) Idealism.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Love.
(d) War.

4. Of whom does the author say, "His aim continually is holy, metaphysical, yet he never makes the mistake of staying too long on the highest plane"?
(a) Beckett.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Artaud.
(d) Pinter.

5. What is the Haitian voodoo priest called?
(a) The Krobodos.
(b) The Magic Man.
(c) The Houngan.
(d) The Voodoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says of Deadly Theatre, that "just the right degree of _______ is a reassuring guarantee of a worthwhile event."

2. Who "spent his life railing against the theatre of illusion, but his most treasured memories were of painted trees and forests and his eyes would light up as he described effects of trompe d'Å“il"?

3. Whose "plays are symbols in an exact sense of the word. A false symbol is soft and vague: a true symbol is hard and clear"?

4. The author writes, "Years ago I saw a girl at the Actors' Studio approaching a speech of Lady Macbeth's by..." doing what?

5. Who told the author, "My search is based on the director and the actor. You base yours on the director, actor, audience. I accept that this is possible, but for me it is too indirect"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What similarity ties the three artists whom the author discusses in "The Holy Theatre"?

2. What is the theory and concept behind "Theatre of Cruelty?"

3. Describe the qualities which contribute to Deadly Theatre.

4. What does the author say about New York theatre and its economic focus?

5. What metaphor does the author use for the theatre in the first section of the book, and what is his meaning?

6. How is "The Happening" similar to the Haitian voodoo ritual?

7. How does the author tie Haitian voodoo to the art of performance?

8. How do Deadly Theatre and Shakespeare intersect?

9. Discuss the playwright's role, as established by the author.

10. What is a "deadly" actor, and what contributes to this?

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