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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. Literary works cannot be taken over like _____.

2. God had a bet with the devil for _____.

3. The expressionism of the postwar period showed the World as Will and Idea and led to a special kind of _____.

4. Who spoke in 1826 of the inadequacy of the English wooden stage of Shakespeare's day?

5. After the moral and material collapse of Germany, the country had a vague appetite for _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Brecht's view on previews?

3. How does Brueghel deal in contradictions?

4. What is Brecht's view on setting?

5. What is the role of the story in theatre?

6. What is Brecht's view on casting?

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

8. What role does observation play in acting?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the role of music in Brecht's idea of theatre. When is the use of music appropriate? How has it been used in the past in theater?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Brecht's impression of Chinese theatre to Stanislavski's acting techniques. Which style is more effective in the presentation of Brecht's ideals? Why? Does he give credit to the other style? How?

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