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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 terms of aesthetics, Galileo spoke of the elegance of certain _____.

2. When asked if Katzgraben is a play with a message, Brecht replies that _____ is a play with a message.

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

4. What is Brecht's chosen opposite of the queen in his analogy about nobility of characters?

5. Epic theatre strives to achieve a character rather than a _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did the actors sit openly on the stage in Neher's production of Antigone?

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

6. How was performance kept subordinate to the story in Antigone?

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

8. With whom did Brecht and Laughton fill the cast of Galileo and what did they have trouble with?

9. What is Brecht's view on setting?

10. In what works did Brecht give up iambics and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the creative atmosphere in theater in Berlin before World War II. How does Brecht feel about theatre during this time period? What sort of theatrical works are being produced?

Essay Topic 3

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

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