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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 says actors should act for an audience of _____.

2. Who was the best-known composer that Brecht worked with?

3. Brecht states that concern with subject and concern with form are _____.

4. _____ are Brecht's collected poems.

5. _____ is two volumes of collected plays published by Malik Verlag, London.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brecht say that Capitalism operates?

2. How did Wedekind present his last work, Herakles?

3. What advantages did Brecht feel the theatre had in Germany before he went into exile?

4. How did Brecht feel about the role of singing in epic theatre?

5. In the editor's opinion, in what way did Brecht's ideas on theatre evolve?

6. What was theatre like and what was the flaw that young people found in theatre after World War I?

7. What was the function of the big canvas at the back of the stage in the production of Die Mutter?

8. What is the objective of epic drama compared to pseudo-classical German drama?

9. Why was the editor not allowed to reproduce all of Brecht's essays?

10. How does Brecht compare his relationship with art and science?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Brecht's theories of 'gest'. What does the word mean? How did it come into being?

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

Describe Brecht's relationship with the actor, Peter Lorre. How does Brecht respond to criticism of Lorre? Why does he choose Lorre as an actor?

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