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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. Whose "theatre is as close as anyone has got to Artaud's ideal"?

2. What does the "inner man" express only in his words?

3. In which traditional theatre do actors pass knowledge orally from father to son?

4. What used to be the great symbol of a whole school of theatre?

5. Where did the Royal Shakespeare Company's Lear find an unwilling audience?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the director's principle responsibilities in the process of creating/producing theatre?

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

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

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

5. Describe Brook's "Theatre of Cruelty." Whose concepts and theories was this based upon?

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

7. How does the author compare the "deadly theatre" to the "deadly bore?"

8. What has happened to "ritual" in today's culture, as described by the author?

9. What does the author remark about "style" in terms of how to approach it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss theatre space as it is presented by the author. What constitutes "a stage"? What basic principles should be examined in the creation of theatre space?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss "The Rough Theatre." What does this term mean? How is Rough Theatre achieved? What are its principle elements and concerns?

Essay Topic 3

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

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