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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Theatre's New Testament.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The two fundamental elements that define theatre to Grotowski are the actor and the _____.
(a) Text.
(b) Director.
(c) Audience.
(d) Designer.

2. The word "actress" and _____ were once synonymous.
(a) Chorus.
(b) Mime.
(c) Courtesan.
(d) Clown.

3. What does Grotowski refer to contemporary theatre, or "synthetic theatre" as in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?
(a) Rich Theatre.
(b) Modern Theatre.
(c) Contemporary Theatre.
(d) Artsy Theatre.

4. What is the name of Grotowski's school?
(a) The Actor's Studio.
(b) The Laboratory.
(c) The Box.
(d) Theatre of Cruelty.

5. Who developed a system of synthesis that Grotowski adopted for the actor?
(a) Vakhtanghov.
(b) Vanslav.
(c) Kritinkov.
(d) Chariknov.

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 does Grotowski say that he and his actors are trying to avoid in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

3. What does Grotowski define as "not a collection of skills but an eradication of blocks?"

4. What does "he who once dreamed of becoming a playwright" usually end up as, according to Grotowski?

5. In "The Theatre's New Testament," Grotowski says, "The elaboration of artificiality is a question of _____ - sounds and gestures - which evoke associations in the psyche of the audience."

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