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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Helene Weigel give acting lessons at theatre school, possibly using Brecht's list of exercises?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Finland.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Paris.

2. Brecht states that the farmer was not aware throughout the centuries of his need for _____.
(a) Irrigation.
(b) Cows.
(c) Marxism.
(d) The car.

3. What is Brecht's chosen opposite of the queen in his analogy about nobility of characters?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A dog.
(c) A king.
(d) A fishwife.

4. The historical conditions of a play must not be imagined as _____.
(a) Having passed.
(b) Contrary to modern times.
(c) Mysterious powers.
(d) Destitute.

5. Why was Antigone picked up for production?
(a) Its sets.
(b) Its timely subject matter.
(c) Its characterization.
(d) Its sense of drama.

Short Answer Questions

1. Life of Galileo starts with a man having his _____.

2. An artist from _____ made sketches for Laughton of Galileo.

3. Getting louder when increasing_____ is one of Brechts 'common tendencies for actors to guard against'.

4. How is the dialogue divided in Der Messingkauf?

5. Brecht admits that his insistence on avoiding self-identification with a character is a _____ concept.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Brueghel deal in contradictions?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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