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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. The organization of this book is _____.
(a) Chronological.
(b) Grammatical.
(c) Epistemological.
(d) Ideological.

2. Brecht states in "On Form and Subject Matter" that difficulties are not mastered by _____.
(a) Practice alone.
(b) Denying them.
(c) Throwing oneself against a brick wall.
(d) Keeping silent about them.

3. Which aspect of epic theatre enlightened the spectator about facts unknown to him?
(a) Programs.
(b) Pre-show talks.
(c) Choruses.
(d) The narrator.

4. Like Tolstoy and Strindberg, Brecht says that Wedekind was one of the greatest _____ of modern Europe.
(a) Administrators.
(b) Educators.
(c) Millionaires.
(d) Performers.

5. Where was Die Asthetschen Anschauungen Berthold Brechts published?
(a) Copenhagen.
(b) Frankfurt.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Munich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where dramatic theatre emphasizes plot, epic theatre emphasizes _____.

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the relationship between a theatre and a play?

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

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

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

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

7. What is Germany's role in the development of theatre in 1929?

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

9. How does Brecht say that Capitalism operates?

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

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