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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1947-1948 (Zurich).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brecht sees his epoch as having a _____ enjoyment of theatre than the ancients had.
(a) Healthier.
(b) Weaker.
(c) Lighter.
(d) Darker.

2. What is the Marxist phrase for the whole body of art, ideas, and morality of any given society?
(a) Ideological superstructure.
(b) Brain circus.
(c) Cohesive collective thought.
(d) Social inherent tendencies.

3. Which aspect of epic theatre showed a montage of events all over the world?
(a) Films.
(b) Projections.
(c) Collages.
(d) Paintings.

4. What aspect of opera does Brecht think the public adores?
(a) Its truth.
(b) Its backwardness.
(c) Its lavishness.
(d) Its music.

5. What does Brecht say put a stop to epic and didactic tendencies of theatre in Berlin?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Fascism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Apathy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The actor masters his character by paying critical attention to its _____.

3. Who wrote the play, Konjunktur?

4. What knowledge was Goethe interested in as a kind of hobby?

5. The actor first masters his character by mastering the _____.

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