Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1933-1947 (Exile: Scandinavia, USA), Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Die Mutter is based on whose novel, Mother?
(a) Gorki.
(b) Penderecki.
(c) Chaplin.
(d) Goedel.

2. What is the Marxist phrase for the whole body of art, ideas, and morality of any given society?
(a) Ideological superstructure.
(b) Cohesive collective thought.
(c) Social inherent tendencies.
(d) Brain circus.

3. Brecht states that "A theatre which makes no contact with the public is _____."
(a) Anonymous.
(b) Sacred.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Nonsense.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Laughton gave readings of _____ at Brecht's house.

2. Which aspect of epic theatre enlightened the spectator about facts unknown to him?

3. Where in Laughton's house did he and Brecht work in the morning?

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

5. When was Theaterarbeit published?

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