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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Actor's Training (1966).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the exercise intended to experiment and open up the actor's vocal pitch in "Actor's Training (1966)"?
(a) "Sing-Song" exercise.
(b) "King-King" exercise.
(c) "La-La" exercise.
(d) "Tiger" exercise.

2. In Scene 5 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus", Faustus talks to Cornelius and _____.
(a) Orestes.
(b) Cyans.
(c) Valdes.
(d) Minese.

3. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that the characters of the Odyssey are still actual because there are still _____.
(a) Pilgrims.
(b) Pirates.
(c) Warriors.
(d) Heroes.

4. The actor playing Dr. Faustus in Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus" is said to resemble _____.
(a) St. Christopher.
(b) St. Martin.
(c) St. Sebastian.
(d) St. Augustus.

5. What director proposed an autonomous theatre "vis-à-vis literature," according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Meyerhold.
(c) Stanislavski.
(d) Artaud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grotowski compare his work with actors to, as opposed to that of the artist or the scientist in "The Theatre's New Testament"?

2. What takes place in Scene 9 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"?

3. What do the people surrounding the Prince wear in "The Constant Prince"?

4. What Polish Romantic poet transcribed the version of "The Constant Prince" which Grotowski produced?

5. The notes of "Actor's Training (1966)" were taken by _____.

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