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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. Brecht states that the farmer was not aware throughout the centuries of his need for _____.
(a) The car.
(b) Cows.
(c) Irrigation.
(d) Marxism.

2. Getting louder when increasing_____ is one of Brechts 'common tendencies for actors to guard against'.
(a) Tension.
(b) Speed.
(c) Intensity.
(d) Action.

3. Laughton gave readings of _____ at Brecht's house.
(a) Stanislavski.
(b) Goelik.
(c) Goethe.
(d) Shakespeare.

4. The attitude of chasing away a fly is _____.
(a) Barbaric.
(b) No social gest.
(c) Social gest.
(d) Futile.

5. Subordinating one's own _____to what one imagines those intentions to be is one of Brechts 'common tendencies for actors to guard against'.
(a) Soul.
(b) Gifts and talents.
(c) Reflection.
(d) Experience and observation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sight of the _____behind a completely empty stage creates the illusion of a flat landscape with a huge sky.

2. What nationality of horsemen are depicted in Christ Carrying the Cross?

3. Brecht calls realistic acting _____ acting.

4. Life of Galileo has the main character giving a boy a lesson on _____.

5. Where in Laughton's house did he and Brecht work in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Brecht say is considered to be social gest?

3. What is Brecht's view on previews?

4. How is a theatre's cultural standard decided and what is the fear that arises?

5. What role does observation play in acting?

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

7. Why does Brecht complain about the use of Volkstumlich in the German language?

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

9. What is Brecht's description of how academic critics treat folk plays and why does he think this?

10. What did the ancients following Aristotle demand of tragedy?

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