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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1948-1956 (Berlin), Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The criteria of the popular and the realistic need to be chosen with great care and _____.
(a) High expectations.
(b) No expectation.
(c) An open mind.
(d) A big wallet.

2. Brecht states that a film's needing human interest is equivalent to saying that it has got to be _____.
(a) Pious.
(b) Successful
(c) Expensive.
(d) Vulgar.

3. Major form is designed to realize material for _____, according to Brecht.
(a) Eternity.
(b) The times.
(c) The masses.
(d) The short run.

4. Brecht sees his epoch as having a _____ enjoyment of theatre than the ancients had.
(a) Healthier.
(b) Darker.
(c) Lighter.
(d) Weaker.

5. What does Brecht say was Wedekind's finest characteristic?
(a) His vitality.
(b) His cantakerous nature.
(c) His creativity.
(d) His aplomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Epic theatre strives to achieve a character rather than a _____.

2. Speech of outstanding _____ is discouraged in epic theatre.

3. In Life of Galileo, Richard Gloster courts _____.

4. Where did Piscator go 'gloomily' off to to make films after he staged Section 218?

5. Theatre became an affair for _____ in light of the changes made by the ideals of epic theatre.

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