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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. Brecht calls realistic acting _____ acting.

2. How does Brecht describe the setting of the Threepenny Opera?

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

4. _____ means intelligible to the broad masses.

5. Where in Laughton's house did he and Brecht work in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Brueghel deal in contradictions?

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

4. What does Brecht say is considered to be social gest?

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

6. What system of production is present in bourgeois society?

7. What is Brecht's view on rehearsal of details?

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

9. How is a theatre's cultural standard decided and what is the fear that arises?

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

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 views on stage design in epic theatre. What is the sole function of visual design in an epic play?

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