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

2. How does Brecht describe the flesh and bones resistance to formula in the Threepenny Opera?
(a) As a diversion technique.
(b) As pure socialism.
(c) As Baconian materialism.
(d) As trivial.

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

4. How did Brecht characterize Shaw's work in "A Catching Infection: Fun"?
(a) As addictively engrossing.
(b) As ego-driven.
(c) As tediously pedantic.
(d) As extraordinarily healthy.

5. What is the main task of epic theatre?
(a) To mask.
(b) To report.
(c) To exaggerate.
(d) To emote.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. Who was the interviewer in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?

3. Three years after Brecht's attack, the Augsberg theatre turned entirely over to _____.

4. What does Brecht praise Georg Kaiser for?

5. Where did Brecht give an explanation of Ber Flug der Lindberghs in 1929?

(see the answer key)

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