Question

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I	List - II
A. Epic Theatre	I. Antonin Artaud
B. Poor Theatre	II. Mayerhold
C. Bio-Mechanics	III. Bertolt Brecht
D. Theatre of cruelty	IV. Grotowaski

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

• A. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• B. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
• C. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
• D. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Hint:

Remember Artaud for Cruelty and Brecht for Epic theatre. These are core pillars of 20th-century theatre theory.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Concept: Modern Western theatre movements are defined by influential directors who introduced specific training methods and performance philosophies to the world stage.

Step 1: Matching theatrical concepts to their theorists.

• Epic Theatre (A): Propounded by Bertolt Brecht (III), emphasizing social commentary, the alienation effect, and audience objectivity.
• Poor Theatre (B): A concept by Jerzy Grotowski (IV), focusing on the spiritual and physical relationship between the actor and the spectator without technical excess.
• Bio-Mechanics (C): A physical acting system developed by Vsevolod Meyerhold (II) to train actors in physical precision.
• Theatre of Cruelty (D): A surrealist theory by Antonin Artaud (I) designed to shock the audience's senses and subconscious. The matching sequence is A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I.