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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Piscator go 'gloomily' off to to make films after he staged Section 218?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Paris.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) London.

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

5. What does the word 'Spass' mean in German?
(a) Long.
(b) Classical.
(c) Free.
(d) Fun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Peter Lorre's character, the packer in Mann ist Mann?

2. What is the name of the book that contains Walter Nubel Brecht's bibliography that lists Berthold Brecht's works?

3. _____ essays in magazines have also been used for reference in this book.

4. What does Brecht say his poetry requires in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?

5. Who wrote the Beggar's Opera?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brecht define a scapegoat and who incurs the wrath the most in theatre?

2. What does Brecht say about the mediocrity of German theatre?

3. How was Piscator's influence obvious to Brecht in theatre in 1929?

4. How did Wedekind present his last work, Herakles?

5. How did Brecht feel about the role of singing in epic theatre?

6. Why have cuts been made in some of Brecht's essays in this book?

7. How does Brecht say that Capitalism operates?

8. Why does Brecht write that there is nothing at all new about epic theater?

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

10. What is the distinction between learning and amusing oneself in the theatre?

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