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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 wrote the Beggar's Opera?
(a) Gray.
(b) Milhaud.
(c) Gorki.
(d) Mattheson.
2. Which aspect of epic theatre showed a montage of events all over the world?
(a) Projections.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Collages.
(d) Films.
3. How did Brecht characterize Shaw's work in "A Catching Infection: Fun"?
(a) As extraordinarily healthy.
(b) As addictively engrossing.
(c) As tediously pedantic.
(d) As ego-driven.
4. What knowledge was Goethe interested in as a kind of hobby?
(a) Ancient history.
(b) Natural history.
(c) Asronomy.
(d) Astrology.
5. Where did Brecht give an explanation of Ber Flug der Lindberghs in 1929?
(a) The Baden-Baden music festival.
(b) The Hague.
(c) The Kleist Prize ceremony.
(d) In London.
Short Answer Questions
1. Brecht states in "On Form and Subject Matter" that difficulties are not mastered by _____.
2. Brecht states that "A theatre which makes no contact with the public is _____."
3. Piscator's Theater am Nollendorfplatz was based on _____ principles.
4. Which cartoonist contributed drawings for Schweik?
5. What does Brecht say was Wedekind's finest characteristic?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the function of the big canvas at the back of the stage in the production of Die Mutter?
2. What is Germany's role in the development of theatre in 1929?
3. In the editor's opinion, in what way did Brecht's ideas on theatre evolve?
4. Why was the editor not allowed to reproduce all of Brecht's essays?
5. How did Wedekind present his last work, Herakles?
6. What is the relationship between a theatre and a play?
7. What does Brecht say about inviting small guest companies to perform in the Augsberg theater?
8. What does Brecht tell Mr. X about the eternal urge to see of a play?
9. What did Brecht see as the role of Fate in film?
10. How does Brecht define a scapegoat and who incurs the wrath the most in theatre?
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