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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Skara Drama School is located in _____.
(a) New York.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Paris.

2. Who built his methods on the spontaneity of daily life, according to Grotowski in "The Actor's Technique"?
(a) Brecht.
(b) Meyerhold.
(c) Stanislavski.
(d) Artaud.

3. Part IV of "Statement of Principles" states that an actor can only be guided and inspired by someone who is _____ in his creative activity.
(a) Unbiased.
(b) Connected.
(c) Open.
(d) Whole-hearted.

4. What does "he who once dreamed of becoming a playwright" usually end up as, according to Grotowski?
(a) A director.
(b) A ticket-taker.
(c) A producer.
(d) An actor.

5. Grotowski says in "American Encounter" that the third thing one could consider "ethical" is the problem of _____.
(a) Emotion.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Prejudice.
(d) Process and result.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Actor's Technique," Grotowski states that the sort of questions important for him to ask is what holds the actor back from respiration, movement, and _____ most importantly.

2. In Scene 5 of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus", Faustus talks to Cornelius and _____.

3. What is at the core of theatre and performance, according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?

4. The main point in Part IX of "Statement of Principles" is that an actor should not try to acquire any kind of recipe or _____.

5. How long was the course that Grotowski taught in America for "American Encounter"?

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