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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. Major form is designed to realize material for _____, according to Brecht.
(a) Eternity.
(b) The times.
(c) The short run.
(d) The masses.

2. Brecht states that when an actor sings, he undergoes a change of _____.
(a) Function.
(b) Scene.
(c) Rhythm.
(d) Worth.

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

4. In one of Brecht's examples of how projections were used, projections of warships being launched were running while two characters were fighting over _____.
(a) A woman.
(b) An Albanian oil field.
(c) A penny.
(d) A Rhineland winery.

5. Who was the best-known composer that Brecht worked with?
(a) Berg.
(b) Hindemith.
(c) Prokofiev.
(d) Casterede.

Short Answer Questions

1. Brecht states that knowledge is just _____.

2. Brecht states in "On Form and Subject Matter" that difficulties are not mastered by _____.

3. 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.

4. What aspect of opera does Brecht think the public adores?

5. How does Brecht categorize opera?

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