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

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

3. A masterly use of _____ can be seen in Chinese acting.
(a) Costumes.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Gesture.
(d) Ridicule.

4. Speech of outstanding _____ is discouraged in epic theatre.
(a) Pace.
(b) Clarity.
(c) Volume.
(d) Charisma.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _____ is a lament to man's failure to understand the laws governing his life in society.

2. Boiling the story down to a half sheet of paper took place during _____.

3. The stylization by which an actor's performance becomes art must not destroy _____ in the process.

4. Brecht believed that one need never be frightened of putting bold and unaccustomed things before the _____.

5. In Piscator's Threepenny Opera, the _____elements were built in.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Brecht's view on previews?

3. What role does observation play in acting?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Brecht's view on casting?

10. What does Brecht see as a good way of judging gestic music with a piece of text?

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