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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 did Brecht characterize Shaw's work in "A Catching Infection: Fun"?

2. Which two essays in the book are from the Brecht Archive, which were the only ones the editor of this book allowed to reproduce?

3. How does Brecht describe the flesh and bones resistance to formula in the Threepenny Opera?

4. Who starred in City Lights?

5. Brecht's _____ on theater are not included in this book.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the editor not allowed to reproduce all of Brecht's essays?

2. What innovations happened as a result of writing the book?

3. What does Brecht tell Mr. X about the eternal urge to see of a play?

4. What is the relationship between a theatre and a play?

5. What was theatre like and what was the flaw that young people found in theatre after World War I?

6. Why did the editor thank the people he did?

7. How were theatrical productions in Russia, America and Germany similar to each other in Brecht's time.

8. What is the Threepenny Opera concerned with?

9. Compare the function of music in dramatic opera to epic opera.

10. How does Brecht say that Capitalism operates?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the 'alienation' effect. How do actors achieve this? Why does Brecht say that the Flemish painter, Brueghel, was able to achieve this in his art work?

Essay Topic 2

Compare radio and film to theatre from Brecht's perspective. Why is radio considered an 'apparatus'? What are the possible artistic merits of film as a vehicle of expression?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the term 'epic theatre'. What is the goal of epic theatre? How is it different from previous forms of theatre?

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