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

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

3. Lehrstucke are Brecht's _____ works.
(a) Didactic.
(b) Culinary.
(c) Holistic.
(d) Historical.

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

5. How does Brecht say that the opera, the stage, and the press impose their views on the public?
(a) Brandishingly.
(b) Incognito.
(c) Fortuitously.
(d) Cantankerously.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brecht say his poetry requires in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?

2. What example does Brecht use to explain his concept of art following reality in "On Form and Subject Matter"?

3. Major form is designed to realize material for _____, according to Brecht.

4. Theaterarbeit is a collective volume of Brecht's work kept by _____.

5. _____ is a collection of Brecht's theoretical writings published by Surhkamp.

(see the answer key)

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