1. Who does Grotowski say theorized that the theatre should be a synthesis of all the arts?
(a) Brecht.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Kranikav.
(d) Stanislavski.

2. What does Grotowski compare the text to in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) A prism.
(b) A door.
(c) A field.
(d) A mirror.

3. "Akropolis: Treatment of the Text" was written by the literary adviser to The Laboratory, named _____.
(a) Ludwik Flaszen.
(b) T.K. Wiewioroswki.
(c) Ludwik Grotowski.
(d) Michael Sosnowski.

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) Chekhov.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Gogol.
(d) Beckett.

5. What does the phrase, "Primum non nocere" mean?
(a) First, do not harm.
(b) Black as night.
(c) Harm is epidemic.
(d) Always at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that he gravitates toward the great romantic poets of Poland, but also to the works of Calderon and _____.

2. What is the name of Grotowski's school?

3. Grotowski's "holy actor" does not sell his body but _____ .

4. Who is the author of "Akropolis"?

5. Whose work on "physical actions" is incorporated into Grotowski's system?

(see the answer key)

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