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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1918-1932 (Augsburg, Munich, Berlin), Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brecht states that concern with subject and concern with form are _____.
(a) Mutually exclusive.
(b) Complementary.
(c) Contradictory.
(d) Counter-productive.

2. The translator's notes in number 37 give a provisional account of the most important of Brecht's _____.
(a) Self-criticisms.
(b) Theoretical works.
(c) Personal favorites.
(d) Fact-finding notes.

3. Where was Theaterarbeit published?
(a) Dresden.
(b) Copenhagen.
(c) Munich.
(d) Frankfurt.

4. Lehrstucke are Brecht's _____ works.
(a) Historical.
(b) Culinary.
(c) Holistic.
(d) Didactic.

5. Three years after Brecht's attack, the Augsberg theatre turned entirely over to _____.
(a) Magicians.
(b) The govenrment.
(c) The symphony.
(d) Opera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two essays in the book are from the Brecht Archive, which were the only ones the editor of this book allowed to reproduce?

2. Like Tolstoy and Strindberg, Brecht says that Wedekind was one of the greatest _____ of modern Europe.

3. Brecht states that "A theatre which makes no contact with the public is _____."

4. When asked who Brecht wrote for in "Conversations with Bert Brecht", he said that he wrote for people who wanted to have fun and didn't hesitate to keep their _____ on in the theatre.

5. What is the main task of epic theatre?

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