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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1933-1947 (Exile: Scandinavia, USA), Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brecht states that radical transformation of theatre can't be the result of some _____.
(a) Recommendation.
(b) Intuition.
(c) Artistic whim.
(d) Second thought.

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

3. How does Brecht describe the setting of the Threepenny Opera?
(a) As realistic.
(b) As intricate.
(c) As simple.
(d) As unreal.

4. Piscator's Theater am Nollendorfplatz was based on _____ principles.
(a) Capitalist.
(b) Communist.
(c) Aristotelian.
(d) Marxist.

5. Brecht states that knowledge is just _____.
(a) A commodity.
(b) Propaganda.
(c) A curse.
(d) A vapor.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The attitude of chasing away a fly is _____.

4. Brecht felt that in the great American comedies, the human being is presented as _____.

5. What does Brecht say put a stop to epic and didactic tendencies of theatre in Berlin?

(see the answer key)

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