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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grotowski states in "American Encounter" that "if we hid the things that function in our personal lives, you may be sure that our _____."
(a) Creativity.
(b) Art.
(c) Actions.
(d) Thoughts.

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

3. Grotowski states in "The Actor's Technique" that when he first begins work with an actor his first question is "Does this actor have any _____ difficulties?"
(a) Emotional.
(b) Physical.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Breathing.

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

5. In "Actor's Training (1966)" it is stated that "if something is symmetrical it is not _____."
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Correct.
(c) Organic.
(d) Artistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Section B of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are titled _____.

2. Section B of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are based upon the work of _____.

3. In "Technique of the Voice" in "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)", Grotowski begins with _____.

4. Who does Grotowski say devised many good exercises, some with masks in "The Actor's Technique"?

5. Grotowski states in "Skara Speech" that memories are always _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What different types of breath are there? What is the importance of breath in the actor?

2. What are resonators? Where are they in the body?

3. What exercises compose the second section from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)"?

4. What does Grotowski state regarding aesthetics in "The Actor's Technique"?

5. How does Grotowski describe using memory in emotional reactions in "Skara Speech"?

6. Describe briefly the "plastic" exercises from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)".

7. How does Grotowski treat his students in the exercise notes?

8. How does Grotowski describe actor-audience encounter in "American Encounter"?

9. How does Grotowski feel about externalization, or "classical acting" techniques?

10. What does Grotowski say of the current methods of acting in "The Actor's Technique"?

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