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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. The poet's words in epic theatre are only sacred so far as they are _____.

2. Where was Das Wort published?

3. Brecht states that it is not the job of the Marxist-Leninist party to organize production of poetry as on a _____.

4. Who was in charge of Das Wort?

5. Where had Mother Courage first been produced?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Brecht's view on costumes and masks?

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

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

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

5. What is Brecht's view on previews?

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

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

8. What is Brecht's view on casting?

9. What does Brecht see as the reasons for lifeless and stereotyped portrayals of characters by actors?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Brecht's philosophy of sport as entertainment to theatre. Why is one more popular than the other?

Essay Topic 2

Explain 'peadagogics'. What is the role of peadagogics in theatre? How does this fit into Brecht's style of theatre?

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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