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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many types of respiration are there, as noted by Grotowski in "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)"?

2. Grotowski says in "American Encounter", that "we cannot hide our personal, essential things--even if they are _____."

3. Grotowski says in "Skara Speech" that on the stage, "we often detect a lack of harmony because the actors don't _____ their partners."

4. Grotowski states in "The Actor's Technique" that it is a fact that children, animals, and people who are close to nature breathe _____.

5. The cycle of exercises in "Stimulation of the Voice" from "Actor's Training (1966)," begins with _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grotowski describe a "score" in "The Actor's Technique"?

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

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

4. What question is asked of Grotowski regarding silence in "American Encounter"? What is his response?

5. How does Grotowski treat his students in class? Why?

6. What are the conceptual exercises like in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

7. What do the "exercises in composition" from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" entail?

8. What does Grotowski say of memory in his "Skara Speech"?

9. What exercises take place second in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Grotowski's assessment of Antonin Artaud. What does Grotowski say regarding the ability to put Artaud's theories into action?

Essay Topic 2

Describe what Grotowski means when he refers to "acting with the whole body." How is this achieved? How does this apply to the voice?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Grotowski views the typical "American actor training." What does Grotowski say regarding Stanislavski and his disciples?

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