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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. Artaud writes, "At the point of deterioration which our sensibility has reached, it is certain that we need above all a theater that _________."
2. Artaud claims that if the theater fails to successfully reproduce the works of the great classics, it is because we have lost the sense of their theater's what?
3. What did the performer replicate in the production Artaud speaks of in his second note of "Two Notes"?
4. The first line of Artaud's Second Manifesto, states, "Admittedly or not, conscious or unconscious, _________, a transcendent experience of life, is what the public is fundamentally seeking through love, crime, drugs, war, or insurrection."
5. What is the "distinct poetic state of mind" which Artaud terms for the film he discusses in "Two Notes"?
Short Essay Questions
1. To whom is Artaud's third letter written in "Letters on Cruelty"? What is the author's tone in this letter? Why?
2. Who is Hieronymous Bosch and why does Artaud write about him in "The Theater of Cruelty"?
3. How does Artaud describe what "cruelty" is not referring to in his letters?
4. Describe how Artaud defines the images and movement of the "Theater of Cruelty" in his second manifesto.
5. Discuss the themes and content of the "Theater of Cruelty" based on the second manifesto. What is the spectacle like?
6. What is the author's criticism of the performance he writes of in the second of "Two Notes"?
7. What does Artaud describe "cruelty" in reference to in his letters?
8. Describe the events of the first two acts of "The Conquest of Mexico."
9. Discuss and describe Artaud's depiction of lighting for the Theater of Cruelty in the First Manifesto.
10. What must the actor control in order to relate emotions he wants to convey?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Artaud's use of metaphor as he relates the theater to the plague. What are the benefits of both? What are the downfalls?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss and describe the Theater of Cruelty as the author presents it in his First Manifesto. What are the essential elements? How does it differ from the contemporary theater of Artaud's time?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the key points Artaud makes in "No More Masterpieces." Who does he refer to as the authors of these works? Why does he believe they should be disregarded?
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