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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Memoriam: Antonin Artaud By Maurice Saillet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his "Letters on Cruelty," Artaud writes of who, which "carts off vanquished princes and makes them his slaves"?
(a) Egyptian kings.
(b) Ethiopian Ras.
(c) Colonizers.
(d) Nazis.

2. Artaud writes, "Cruelty is above all lucid, a kind of rigid control and submission to ______."
(a) Love.
(b) Furor.
(c) Anguish.
(d) Necessity.

3. What was the year of the plague of which Artaud tells in "Theater and the Plague"?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1810.
(c) 1720.
(d) 1885.

4. What is the name of the second act of Artaud's proposed production?
(a) "Extraction."
(b) "Redemption."
(c) "Salvation."
(d) "Confession."

5. Of whom does Artaud say, "has nothing to do with the theater and must give way to specialists in its objective and animated sorcery"?
(a) The director.
(b) The author.
(c) The actor.
(d) The musician.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "An Affective Athleticism," the author writes, "The actor is an athlete of the ____."

2. Artaud comments that anything obsessive may be considered what?

3. Where does Artaud say "there is no art: things are made for use."

4. In order to put theater back on its original path, it will be necessary to link it with everything that can exist as an ______ on a stage.

5. What does Artaud write of the set for the Theater of Cruelty?

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