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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Theatre is an Encounter, and Akropolis: Treatment of the Text.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the Angel struggle with in "Akropolis"?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Michael.
(c) Peter.
(d) John.

2. When did the interview for "Theatre is an Encounter" take place?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1969.

3. Who wrote "Akropolis"?
(a) Kalidasa.
(b) Calderon.
(c) Wyspianski.
(d) Grotowski.

4. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that Meyerhold's production of "The Inspector General" was a sort of collage of the texts of _____.
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Gogol.
(c) Chekhov.
(d) Beckett.

5. Grotowski talks of catharsis in comparing how the audience feels for Creon versus _____.
(a) Oedipus.
(b) Antigone.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Athena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose investigations of extroversive and introversive reactions are incorporated into Grotowski's system?

2. In "The Theatre's New Testament," Grotowski says that it is "far less risky to be Mr. Smith all one's life than to be" _____.

3. What does Grotowski refer to contemporary theatre, or "synthetic theatre" as in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

4. Where does the action of "Akropolis" take place in the text?

5. What did the actors wear in the production of "Akropolis"?

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