Bertold Brecht's Alienation Effect Was Designed So That Theater Audiences

question 11

Multiple Choice

Bertold Brecht's alienation effect was designed so that theater audiences could

• A) avoid being absorbed in the experience and miss the important political point of theater.
• B) reject ideas of playwrights that might be bad for their character.
• C) reject silly songs and zany behavior so that they could focus on the important work of theater.
• D) become absorbed emotionally in the horrors of the play.

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