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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In reference to film, Brecht felt that the mechanization of literary production cannot be _____.

2. In what year did Brecht die?

3. What does Brecht say was a characteristic of actors in theatre of his time?

4. Die Mutter is based on whose novel, Mother?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the editor not allowed to reproduce all of Brecht's essays?

2. What is the objective of epic drama compared to pseudo-classical German drama?

3. Why does Brecht use the example of 'leave-taking' in "A Dialogue about Acting" and what does he mean by it?

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

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

6. How does Brecht compare his relationship with art and science?

7. Why does Brecht write that there is nothing at all new about epic theater?

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

9. Why did the editor thank the people he did?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the 'alienation' effect. How do actors achieve this? Why does Brecht say that the Flemish painter, Brueghel, was able to achieve this in his art work?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Brecht's criteria for the subject matter of theatrical works. What is the ideal subject matter of epic theatre? What is its function?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the function of Academy of Arts. How does Brecht feel about the proposals put forward by the Academy of Arts? What are these proposals?

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