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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. "A man walks across this empty space whilst someone else is watching him, and this is all that is needed for an act of ______ to be engaged."

2. The author opines that "today the theatre of doubting, of unease, of trouble, of alarm, seems truer than the theatre" with what?

3. What "can be anywhere, any time, of any duration: nothing is required, nothing is taboo"?

4. Which Chinese Opera Company came to London and retained touch with its sources, creating something new every night?

5. Brook claims there are two ways of "speaking about the human condition: there is the process of inspiration" and the process of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say in regard to replication and manner in the Deadly Theatre?

2. What role does the critic play in the world of theatre?

3. Does "Holy Theatre" mean serious theatre? Why or why not?

4. How do Deadly Theatre and Shakespeare intersect?

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

6. How can one produce Shakespeare and not fall into the realm of "Deadly" theatre?

7. What does the author say in discussing the removal of the symbolic curtain in the theatre?

8. Who is the third theatre practitioner the author discusses regarding examples of Holy Theatre, and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the term "A Happening." What does this mean? How do we achieve it in the theatre? How do "Happenings" relate to "Alienation"?

Essay Topic 2

What is meant in classical theatre by "play what is written"? What are the obstacles to this task?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the topic of "Style" as the author regards it. How does one approach style? How does style manifest within the theatre?

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