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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 wrote the play, Konjunktur?
(a) Bronnen.
(b) Jessner.
(c) Kortner.
(d) Lania.

2. What is the name of the Mother in Die Mutter?
(a) Elena.
(b) Helge.
(c) Vlassova.
(d) Misha.

3. What sort of approach does Brecht say the opera Mahagonny adopts?
(a) A communal approach.
(b) A didactic approach.
(c) A pedantic approach.
(d) A hedonistic approach.

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

5. The expressionism of the postwar period showed the World as Will and Idea and led to a special kind of _____.
(a) Solopsism.
(b) Monopolism.
(c) Regression.
(d) Caricature.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Brecht characterize Shaw's work in "A Catching Infection: Fun"?

3. A masterly use of _____ can be seen in Chinese acting.

4. Die Mutter is a piece of anti-metaphysical, materialistic, _____drama.

5. In one of Brecht's examples of how projections were used, projections of warships being launched were running while two characters were fighting over _____.

(see the answer key)

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