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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. When did Brecht address the all-German cultural congress?

2. Woyzeck buys a _____ in order to do his wife in.

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

4. In Life of Galileo, Richard Gloster courts _____.

5. For the prologue in Neher's Antigone, a _____ is lowered on wires.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Brecht's definition of theatre?

3. In what works did Brecht give up iambics and why?

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

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

6. What role does observation play in acting?

7. What are the conventions of traditional verse and how does Brecht's poetry defy these conventions?

8. How did Neher and Brecht agree and disagree with Aristotle in the style of presentation of Antigone?

9. Compare the modern playwright's relationship with his audience with the tradesman's relationship with his customers.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Charles Laughton employed gest and the alienation effect in his production of "Galileo". What was the goal of this production?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Brecht's analysis of opera in terms of story, intent, and musical expression. What does he suggest about 'old' opera? What does he say about its history and traditions? What conclusion does he come to about the viability of opera in the modern world?

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