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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brecht states that concern with subject and concern with form are _____.
(a) Complementary.
(b) Mutually exclusive.
(c) Counter-productive.
(d) Contradictory.

2. Where dramatic theatre emphasizes plot, epic theatre emphasizes _____.
(a) Setting.
(b) Consequence.
(c) Narrative.
(d) Dialogue.

3. How did Brecht characterize Shaw's work in "A Catching Infection: Fun"?
(a) As addictively engrossing.
(b) As tediously pedantic.
(c) As ego-driven.
(d) As extraordinarily healthy.

4. Which aspect of epic theatre enlightened the spectator about facts unknown to him?
(a) Programs.
(b) Choruses.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Pre-show talks.

5. Where did Brecht give an explanation of Ber Flug der Lindberghs in 1929?
(a) The Baden-Baden music festival.
(b) The Hague.
(c) In London.
(d) The Kleist Prize ceremony.

6. Brecht states that opera cannot be wished away and its _____ have an important social function.
(a) Illusions.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Truths.
(d) Morals.

7. In "Last Stage: Oedipus", Brecht says that the future of Germany's theatre is _____.
(a) Philosophical.
(b) Non-existent.
(c) Religious.
(d) Tragic.

8. How does Brecht describe sport audiences?
(a) As boorish and thoughtless.
(b) As fair and shrewd.
(c) As square and lewd.
(d) As rich and snobbish.

9. What were the left-wing Socialists called in Brecht's time?
(a) The Strong Arm Society.
(b) The USPD.
(c) The Collective.
(d) The NKVD.

10. In one of Brecht's examples of how projections were used, projections of warships being launched were running while two characters were fighting over _____.
(a) A woman.
(b) A penny.
(c) A Rhineland winery.
(d) An Albanian oil field.

11. In reference to film, Brecht felt that the mechanization of literary production cannot be _____.
(a) Thrown into reverse.
(b) Detached.
(c) Anticipated.
(d) Thrown off a cliff.

12. Brecht states that knowledge is just _____.
(a) A commodity.
(b) Propaganda.
(c) A curse.
(d) A vapor.

13. Theatre became an affair for _____ in light of the changes made by the ideals of epic theatre.
(a) Ladies in big hats.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Children.
(d) Philosophers.

14. What sort of approach does Brecht say the opera Mahagonny adopts?
(a) A hedonistic approach.
(b) A didactic approach.
(c) A pedantic approach.
(d) A communal approach.

15. Who starred in City Lights?
(a) Peter Lorre.
(b) John Huston.
(c) Errol Flynn.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the Mother in Die Mutter?

3. Film projections became an integral part of the _____ in epic theatre.

4. Who created the lead role for Die Mutter?

5. Which work by Goethe was better as a book than a theatrical production, according to Brecht?

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