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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1918-1932 (Augsburg, Munich, Berlin), Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brecht call people who came to the theatre to get their cockles warmed in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?
(a) Vegetation.
(b) Pot ash.
(c) Scum.
(d) Nobility.

2. Who were Brecht's Frankfurt publishers?
(a) Schoenhofs.
(b) Hartel-Verlag.
(c) Suhrkamp-Verlag.
(d) Breitkopf Hartel.

3. What is the name of the book that contains Walter Nubel Brecht's bibliography that lists Berthold Brecht's works?
(a) Sinn und Form.
(b) Zinn und Arbeit.
(c) Zwei und Zwanzig Arbeiten.
(d) Bloch und Fahber.

4. _____ is a collection of Brecht's theoretical writings published by Surhkamp.
(a) Arbeitsbuch.
(b) Schriften zum Theater.
(c) Stucke.
(d) Versuche.

5. What example does Brecht use to explain his concept of art following reality in "On Form and Subject Matter"?
(a) Pine tree sap.
(b) French perfume.
(c) Petroleum spirits.
(d) Sausage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Brecht states that "A theatre which makes no contact with the public is _____."

3. Which two essays in the book are from the Brecht Archive, which were the only ones the editor of this book allowed to reproduce?

4. How does Brecht categorize opera?

5. Lehrstucke are Brecht's _____ works.

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