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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 is the main task of epic theatre?
(a) To mask.
(b) To emote.
(c) To exaggerate.
(d) To report.

2. Who was Brecht's longtime secretary and collaborator?
(a) Martin Esslin.
(b) Helge Hultberg.
(c) Alban Berg.
(d) Elisabeth Hauptmann.

3. What were the left-wing Socialists called in Brecht's time?
(a) The Strong Arm Society.
(b) The Collective.
(c) The USPD.
(d) The NKVD.

4. What does Brecht say was a characteristic of actors in theatre of his time?
(a) They were gods.
(b) They were war mongers.
(c) They were panic-driven.
(d) They were money-driven.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word 'Spass' mean in German?

2. Lehrstucke are Brecht's _____ works.

3. Brecht states that concern with subject and concern with form are _____.

4. _____ is two volumes of collected plays published by Malik Verlag, London.

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

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