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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. When was Theaterarbeit published?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1945.

2. What does Brecht say was Wedekind's finest characteristic?
(a) His creativity.
(b) His cantakerous nature.
(c) His vitality.
(d) His aplomb.

3. Who wrote Die Asthetschen Anschauungen Berthold Brechts?
(a) Piscator.
(b) Werner Hecht.
(c) Helene Weigel.
(d) Helge Hultberg.

4. Who was the interviewer in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?
(a) Rheinhold Grimm.
(b) Helen Weigel.
(c) Bernard Guillemin.
(d) Samuel Bernadin.

5. What does Brecht call people who came to the theatre to get their cockles warmed in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?
(a) Pot ash.
(b) Vegetation.
(c) Nobility.
(d) Scum.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Brecht win in 1922 for Trommeln in der Nacht?

3. What example does Brecht use to explain his concept of art following reality in "On Form and Subject Matter"?

4. In "Shouldn't We Abolish Aesthetics?", Brecht hopes that _____ would be the death of their existing drama.

5. Who was Brecht's longtime secretary and collaborator?

(see the answer key)

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