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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. One of the pioneer figures in the movement towards a renewed Shakespeare was whom?
(a) Michael Crandon.
(b) Samuel Beckett.
(c) William Poel.
(d) Bertolt Brecht.

2. Which country produced a television version of Ubu Roi which captivated the audience with its surrealism?
(a) Israel.
(b) France.
(c) Britain.
(d) Czechoslavakia.

3. Who "influenced Europe for half a century through a couple of performances given in Hampstead in a church hall"?
(a) Antoine Artaud.
(b) Samuel Beckett.
(c) Gordon Craig.
(d) Martha Graham.

4. What type of theatre is usually distinguished by the absence of what is called style?
(a) Holy Theatre.
(b) Industrial Theatre.
(c) Classical Theatre.
(d) Rough Theatre.

5. "In rehearsal, form and _____ have to be examined sometimes together, sometimes separately."
(a) Writing.
(b) Justification.
(c) Action.
(d) Content.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Anyone interested in processes in the natural world would be very rewarded by a study of" what?

2. What director/playwright was rooted in the cabaret?

3. From what play does the author quote the line, "It was in the year of 18-- that a young student, Roman Rodianovitchi Raskolnikov..."?

4. In which Shakespearean play is a main character named Cornelia?

5. What are some of the physical aspects of the alienation effect?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author view "pre-planning" in approaching a rehearsal process?

2. How does the author describe the difference between staging in "rough" theatre versus traditional theatre?

3. How does the author feel that Brecht approaches the "Holy"?

4. What is the common thread between human existence and approach to process in the theatre?

5. How does the author describe the difference between "Rough Theatre" and "Holy Theatre"?

6. What does the author point out about the source of conflict in Shakespeare's work?

7. What is the difference in world view between Brecht and Shakespeare?

8. What is one example of Shakespeare's which the author uses as an example in "The Rough Theatre", and what is he saying with this example?

9. How does the author discuss the process of theatre design?

10. How does the author approach form and content between the actor and director?

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