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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1947-1948 (Zurich).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brecht says actors should act for an audience of _____.
(a) The classical era.
(b) One.
(c) Diplomats.
(d) The scientific age.

2. Film projections became an integral part of the _____ in epic theatre.
(a) Plot.
(b) Propaganda.
(c) Coercion.
(d) Setting.

3. Which aspect of epic theatre added statistical material?
(a) A narrator.
(b) Projections.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Leaflets.

4. Who does Brecht mention in association with Paris theatre when he talks about the theatre centers of the world?
(a) Matisse.
(b) Jolivet.
(c) Jouvet.
(d) Renauld.

5. What is the main task of epic theatre?
(a) To exaggerate.
(b) To emote.
(c) To mask.
(d) To report.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What example does Brecht use to explain his concept of art following reality in "On Form and Subject Matter"?

3. God had a bet with the devil for _____.

4. What does Brecht say put a stop to epic and didactic tendencies of theatre in Berlin?

5. In one of Brecht's examples of how projections were used, projections of warships being launched were running while two characters were fighting over _____.

(see the answer key)

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