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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dr Faustus: Textual Montage.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Faustus in Scene 6 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"?
(a) A castle.
(b) A forest.
(c) A monastery.
(d) The ocean.

3. The technique of the "courtesan actor" is _____.
(a) Inductive.
(b) Holy.
(c) Deductive.
(d) Transductive.

4. What form of theatre is based around improvised scenarios, which Grotowski cites in "The Theatre's New Testament"?
(a) Mime.
(b) Performance art.
(c) Commedia dell'Arte.
(d) Greek theatre.

5. How long in the play "Dr. Faustus" does Faustus have to live before his martyrdom of hell?
(a) One day.
(b) Two hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) Twelve hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

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 say that plays in book form should be called in "Theatre is an Encounter"?

4. What training techniques of oriental theatre does Grotowski implement?

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

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