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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. In "Shouldn't We Abolish Aesthetics?", Brecht hopes that _____ would be the death of their existing drama.
(a) Sociology.
(b) The war.
(c) A lack of government funding.
(d) Capitalism.

2. 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.
(a) Hats.
(b) Glasses.
(c) Boots.
(d) Coats.

3. _____ essays in magazines have also been used for reference in this book.
(a) Communist.
(b) Posthumous.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) Pre-World War II.

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

5. Like Tolstoy and Strindberg, Brecht says that Wedekind was one of the greatest _____ of modern Europe.
(a) Administrators.
(b) Educators.
(c) Millionaires.
(d) Performers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Brecht's _____ on theater are not included in this book.

2. Elisabeth Begner and Rudolf Forster starred in Shaw's _____ in 1924.

3. Who were Brecht's Frankfurt publishers?

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

5. In what year did Brecht die?

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