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

2. Elisabeth Begner and Rudolf Forster starred in Shaw's _____ in 1924.
(a) Major Barbara.
(b) Saint Joan.
(c) Man and Superman.
(d) Widowers' Houses.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Brecht's longtime secretary and collaborator?

2. What does Brecht say was Wedekind's finest characteristic?

3. What aspect of opera does Brecht think the public adores?

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

5. How does Brecht describe sport audiences?

(see the answer key)

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