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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1933-1947 (Exile: Scandinavia, USA), Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A masterly use of _____ can be seen in Chinese acting.
(a) Marxism.
(b) Gesture.
(c) Costumes.
(d) Ridicule.

2. _____ is a lament to man's failure to understand the laws governing his life in society.
(a) Galileo.
(b) The Threepenny Opera.
(c) Mahagonny.
(d) Die Mutter.

3. What does Brecht say was a characteristic of actors in theatre of his time?
(a) They were panic-driven.
(b) They were money-driven.
(c) They were war mongers.
(d) They were gods.

4. Who created the lead role for Die Mutter?
(a) Anne Guttermann.
(b) Elisabeth Hauptmann.
(c) Elisabeth Scherr.
(d) Helene Weigel.

5. _____ means intelligible to the broad masses.
(a) Popular.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Fatalism.
(d) Propaganda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Brecht states that radical transformation of theatre can't be the result of some _____.

2. Theatre became an affair for _____ in light of the changes made by the ideals of epic theatre.

3. From the pseudo-classical German point of view, the first prison scene in the Threepenny Opera is a/an _____.

4. Which aspect of epic theatre showed a montage of events all over the world?

5. Piscator's theater was characterized as the most _____ theatre.

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