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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Statement of Principles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Dr Faustus: Textual Montage", it is written that the play is a dialectic between mockery and _____.
(a) Satire.
(b) Apotheosis.
(c) Morality.
(d) Evil

2. Whom does Grotowski quote in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) as saying, "Each technique leads to metaphysics"?
(a) Foucault.
(b) Heidegger.
(c) Sartre.
(d) Beckett.

3. Grotowski's motto with which he starts his lessons is, "The essence of the theatre is the actor, his actions, and _____."
(a) His thoughts.
(b) What he can achieve.
(c) His emotions.
(d) His responses.

4. Grotowski says in "The Actor's Technique" that one cannot be completely _____ as taught in most theatre schools.
(a) Centered.
(b) Relaxed.
(c) Connected.
(d) Focused.

5. In Scene 19 of "Dr. Faustus", Faustus performs miracles at the palace of whom?
(a) Emperor Richard V.
(b) King Richard II.
(c) Emperor Charles V.
(d) King Marcel I.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Grotowski say theorized that the theatre should be a synthesis of all the arts?

3. Who built his methods on the spontaneity of daily life, according to Grotowski in "The Actor's Technique"?

4. 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 _____.

5. Who played the role of the Constant Prince in Grotowski's production of "The Constant Prince"?

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