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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. How does Brecht say that the opera, the stage, and the press impose their views on the public?
(a) Brandishingly.
(b) Cantankerously.
(c) Incognito.
(d) Fortuitously.

2. Who were Brecht's Frankfurt publishers?
(a) Breitkopf Hartel.
(b) Schoenhofs.
(c) Suhrkamp-Verlag.
(d) Hartel-Verlag.

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

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

5. Where was Theaterarbeit published?
(a) Copenhagen.
(b) Munich.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Frankfurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brecht say was Wedekind's finest characteristic?

2. Brecht states that radical transformation of theatre can't be the result of some _____.

3. What knowledge was Goethe interested in as a kind of hobby?

4. The goal of epic theatre is less to moralize than to _____.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brecht say about inviting small guest companies to perform in the Augsberg theater?

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

3. How were theatrical productions in Russia, America and Germany similar to each other in Brecht's time.

4. How is the Flier's part in Der Flug der Lindberghs pedaegogical?

5. What was theatre like and what was the flaw that young people found in theatre after World War I?

6. What advantages did Brecht feel the theatre had in Germany before he went into exile?

7. How does Brecht compare his relationship with art and science?

8. What does Brecht tell Mr. X about the eternal urge to see of a play?

9. What has the translation tried to convey?

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

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