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

2. A masterly use of _____ can be seen in Chinese acting.
(a) Costumes.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Ridicule.
(d) Gesture.

3. Where did Brecht give an explanation of Ber Flug der Lindberghs in 1929?
(a) The Hague.
(b) The Baden-Baden music festival.
(c) In London.
(d) The Kleist Prize ceremony.

4. Where did Helene Weigel give acting lessons at theatre school, possibly using Brecht's list of exercises?
(a) Paris.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Finland.

5. With whom did Brecht collaborate on the Berlin production of his first play, Baal?
(a) Wedekind.
(b) Piscator.
(c) Shaw.
(d) Homolka.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Theatre became an affair for _____ in light of the changes made by the ideals of epic theatre.

3. Literary works cannot be taken over like _____.

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

5. Where dramatic theatre emphasizes plot, epic theatre emphasizes _____.

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