1. What aspect of opera does Brecht think the public adores?
(a) Its lavishness.
(b) Its truth.
(c) Its backwardness.
(d) Its music.

2. Film projections became an integral part of the _____ in epic theatre.
(a) Propaganda.
(b) Plot.
(c) Setting.
(d) Coercion.

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

4. What does Brecht say his poetry requires in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?
(a) Banjo or piano accompaniment.
(b) A complex lighting scheme.
(c) A microphone.
(d) Many more revisions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Brecht praise Georg Kaiser for?

3. Which cartoonist contributed drawings for Schweik?

4. In "Shouldn't We Abolish Aesthetics?", Brecht hopes that _____ would be the death of their existing drama.

5. Who was the interviewer in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?

(see the answer key)

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