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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. _____ is a collection of Brecht's theoretical writings published by Surhkamp.
(a) Schriften zum Theater.
(b) Arbeitsbuch.
(c) Stucke.
(d) Versuche.

3. What did Brecht win in 1922 for Trommeln in der Nacht?
(a) An Oscar.
(b) A Tony Award.
(c) The Kleist Prize.
(d) The Nobel Prize.

4. Brecht's _____ on theater are not included in this book.
(a) Notes.
(b) Programming.
(c) Students' essays.
(d) Poems.

5. Die Mutter is based on whose novel, Mother?
(a) Gorki.
(b) Penderecki.
(c) Chaplin.
(d) Goedel.

6. What does Brecht praise Georg Kaiser for?
(a) Emotionalism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Intellectualism.
(d) Marxism.

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

8. What example does Brecht use to explain his concept of art following reality in "On Form and Subject Matter"?
(a) French perfume.
(b) Pine tree sap.
(c) Petroleum spirits.
(d) Sausage.

9. When was Theaterarbeit published?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1922.

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

11. Where was the epic production of Mann ist Mann starring Peter Lorre performed?
(a) Staatstheater.
(b) The Louvre.
(c) Stratford-uopn-Avon.
(d) Augsberg.

12. Who wrote the play Fruhlingserwachen that helped Peter Lorre make a name for himself?
(a) Shaw.
(b) Brecht.
(c) Korres.
(d) Wedekind.

13. Theaterarbeit is a collective volume of Brecht's work kept by _____.
(a) The Berliner Ensemble.
(b) His mother.
(c) George Bernard Shaw.
(d) His granddaughter.

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

15. With whom did Brecht collaborate on the Berlin production of his first play, Baal?
(a) Shaw.
(b) Wedekind.
(c) Piscator.
(d) Homolka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main task of epic theatre?

2. _____ is fifteen volumes of Brecht's writings published by Kiepenheuer, Berlin.

3. Brecht states that "A theatre which makes no contact with the public is _____."

4. Who does Brecht mention in association with Paris theatre when he talks about the theatre centers of the world?

5. In "Shouldn't We Abolish Aesthetics?", Brecht hopes that _____ would be the death of their existing drama.

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