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

2. How does Brecht describe the flesh and bones resistance to formula in the Threepenny Opera?
(a) As a diversion technique.
(b) As Baconian materialism.
(c) As trivial.
(d) As pure socialism.

3. What does Brecht say was a characteristic of actors in theatre of his time?
(a) They were gods.
(b) They were money-driven.
(c) They were panic-driven.
(d) They were war mongers.

4. From the pseudo-classical German point of view, the first prison scene in the Threepenny Opera is a/an _____.
(a) Diversion.
(b) Plot point.
(c) Establishing scene.
(d) Major event.

5. Brecht states that radical transformation of theatre can't be the result of some _____.
(a) Recommendation.
(b) Intuition.
(c) Artistic whim.
(d) Second thought.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word 'Spass' mean in German?

2. What aspect of opera does Brecht think the public adores?

3. Like Tolstoy and Strindberg, Brecht says that Wedekind was one of the greatest _____ of modern Europe.

4. Which aspect of epic theatre showed a montage of events all over the world?

5. Where was the epic production of Mann ist Mann starring Peter Lorre performed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Threepenny Opera concerned with?

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

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

4. What did Brecht see as the role of Fate in film?

5. What innovations happened as a result of writing the book?

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

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

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

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

10. What songs did Brecht sing with Wedekind and what were they about?

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