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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. Brecht states that it is not the job of the Marxist-Leninist party to organize production of poetry as on a _____.

2. The Berliner Ensemble didn't believe in cutting new actors off from _____.

3. Life of Galileo starts with a man having his _____.

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

5. What is Brecht's chosen opposite of the queen in his analogy about nobility of characters?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare the modern playwright's relationship with his audience with the tradesman's relationship with his customers.

2. What did the ancients following Aristotle demand of tragedy?

3. What is Brecht's view on casting?

4. What is Brecht's view on rehearsal of details?

5. How does Brecht describe his cities after the great war in "From the Mother Courage Model"?

6. What system of production is present in bourgeois society?

7. How was performance kept subordinate to the story in Antigone?

8. What does Brecht say is considered to be social gest?

9. What convention of ordinary theatre does Brecht say should be left out of his 'street scene' and why?

10. What is Brecht's view on costumes and masks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Brecht's views on the use of a model in theatrical production. In his opinion, does it restrict artistic freedom?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Brecht's ideas on illusion versus truth in theatre. Why do films lean toward illusion? Why is truth a more appealing aesthetic for Brecht?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Brecht's criteria for the subject matter of theatrical works. What is the ideal subject matter of epic theatre? What is its function?

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