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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1947-1948 (Zurich).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brecht sees his epoch as having a _____ enjoyment of theatre than the ancients had.
(a) Lighter.
(b) Weaker.
(c) Healthier.
(d) Darker.

2. What is the name of Peter Lorre's character, the packer in Mann ist Mann?
(a) Macheath.
(b) Ton Ton.
(c) Gay Gay.
(d) Macbeth.

3. Where in Laughton's house did he and Brecht work in the morning?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The library.
(c) The living room.
(d) The dining room.

4. In "Last Stage: Oedipus", Brecht says that the future of Germany's theatre is _____.
(a) Religious.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Non-existent.
(d) Tragic.

5. The historical conditions of a play must not be imagined as _____.
(a) Mysterious powers.
(b) Contrary to modern times.
(c) Destitute.
(d) Having passed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brecht call the new style of acting that happened as a result of the Threepenny Opera?

2. Where is the Schiffbauerdamm theatre located?

3. What knowledge was Goethe interested in as a kind of hobby?

4. What is Brueghel's great war painting called?

5. Major form is designed to realize material for _____, according to Brecht.

(see the answer key)

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