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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 4 of "Dr. Faustus", Faustus describes his struggle between theology and magic as represented by an owl and a _____.
(a) Donkey.
(b) Monkey.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Canary.

2. Whose investigations of extroversive and introversive reactions are incorporated into Grotowski's system?
(a) Brecht's.
(b) Stanislavski's.
(c) Delsarte's.
(d) Dullin's.

3. Faustus is considered not only a saint but also _____.
(a) A deity.
(b) A martyr.
(c) A super-man.
(d) A prophet.

4. What was the theory of the theatre, which was created by Artaud?
(a) Performance art.
(b) Alienation effect.
(c) Theatre of cruelty.
(d) Method Acting.

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

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

7. What director proposed an autonomous theatre "vis-à-vis literature," according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Artaud.
(b) Chekhov.
(c) Stanislavski.
(d) Meyerhold.

8. Who did Artaud write a letter to which said, "I am not entirely myself?"
(a) Jacques Molière.
(b) Jacques Riviere.
(c) Johann Racine.
(d) Pierre Viteret.

9. What is the setting of Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"?
(a) A graveyard.
(b) A castle.
(c) A prison.
(d) A monastery.

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

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

12. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that his productions are detailed investigations of the _____ relationship.
(a) Actor-audience.
(b) Director-producer.
(c) Director-audience.
(d) Actor-director.

13. What does Grotowski define as "not a collection of skills but an eradication of blocks?"
(a) The Method.
(b) Der negate.
(c) Via negativa.
(d) Resistance training.

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

15. When was the interview "The Theatre's New Testament" made?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1980.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the phrase, "Primum non nocere" mean?

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

3. Grotowski writes in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself," that "like ____, Artaud knew of Emmanuel's coming, and what it promised."

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

5. The technique of the "holy actor" is _____.

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