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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. Like Tolstoy and Strindberg, Brecht says that Wedekind was one of the greatest _____ of modern Europe.
(a) Educators.
(b) Administrators.
(c) Millionaires.
(d) Performers.

2. Brecht says actors should act for an audience of _____.
(a) One.
(b) The classical era.
(c) The scientific age.
(d) Diplomats.

3. Where was The Road to Life made?
(a) Germany.
(b) The Netherlands.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

4. The pomp of _____ has a hollow gest.
(a) Leninists.
(b) Fascists.
(c) Stalinists.
(d) Conformists.

5. From the pseudo-classical German point of view, the first prison scene in the Threepenny Opera is a/an _____.
(a) Major event.
(b) Establishing scene.
(c) Diversion.
(d) Plot point.

Short Answer Questions

1. Brecht states that radical transformation of theatre can't be the result of some _____.

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

3. Where was the epic production of Mann ist Mann starring Peter Lorre performed?

4. Who was the best-known composer that Brecht worked with?

5. What is the Marxist phrase for the whole body of art, ideas, and morality of any given society?

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