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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. In Neher's Antigone, what sits on four posts as part of the setting?
(a) Human skulls.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Horse skulls.
(d) Pots.

2. How does Brecht describe the confusion of styles present in European theatre in his time?
(a) As harmless.
(b) As Epic.
(c) As sophisticated.
(d) As Babylonian.

3. _____ with a character should be treated as just another method of observation in rehearsals.
(a) Drama.
(b) Extremism.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Empathy.

4. Where was Das Wort published?
(a) Paris.
(b) Berlin.
(c) London.
(d) Moscow.

5. _____temperament in epic theatre is discouraged.
(a) Docile.
(b) Indulgent.
(c) Angry.
(d) Obtrusive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Speech of outstanding _____ is discouraged in epic theatre.

2. The American stage was said by Brecht to shun _____.

3. The actor first masters his character by mastering the _____.

4. Who jeered at Galileo in the play of the same name?

5. The rapid decline of artistic methods under the Nazis seemed to Brecht to have take place _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brueghel deal in contradictions?

2. What convention of ordinary theatre does Brecht say should be left out of his 'street scene' and why?

3. Compare the modern playwright's relationship with his audience with the tradesman's relationship with his customers.

4. What does theatre show us about the structure of society and how is this represented?

5. What is Brecht's view on rehearsal of details?

6. What are the conventions of traditional verse and how does Brecht's poetry defy these conventions?

7. What is Brecht's view on run-throughs?

8. How does Brecht say that the new sciences affect humanity?

9. How does Brecht describe his cities after the great war in "From the Mother Courage Model"?

10. What is Brecht's definition of theatre?

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