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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 in "On Form and Subject Matter" that difficulties are not mastered by _____.
(a) Practice alone.
(b) Keeping silent about them.
(c) Denying them.
(d) Throwing oneself against a brick wall.

2. Brecht describes the Aristotelian play as essentially _____.
(a) Pedantic.
(b) Didactic.
(c) Dynamic.
(d) Static.

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

4. Brecht believed that one need never be frightened of putting bold and unaccustomed things before the _____.
(a) Proletariat.
(b) King.
(c) Intelligentsia.
(d) Bourgeois.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Piscator's Theater am Nollendorfplatz was based on _____ principles.

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

3. How does Brecht describe the flesh and bones resistance to formula in the Threepenny Opera?

4. Elisabeth Begner and Rudolf Forster starred in Shaw's _____ in 1924.

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

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