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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1948-1956 (Berlin), Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Life of Galileo starts with a man having his _____.
(a) Dog walked.
(b) Breakfast by himself.
(c) Hair cut.
(d) Morning wash.

2. Who created the lead role for Die Mutter?
(a) Helene Weigel.
(b) Elisabeth Hauptmann.
(c) Anne Guttermann.
(d) Elisabeth Scherr.

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

4. The translator's notes in number 37 give a provisional account of the most important of Brecht's _____.
(a) Fact-finding notes.
(b) Theoretical works.
(c) Personal favorites.
(d) Self-criticisms.

5. Where was The Road to Life made?
(a) The Netherlands.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In reference to film, Brecht felt that the mechanization of literary production cannot be _____.

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

3. The stylization by which an actor's performance becomes art must not destroy _____ in the process.

4. Brecht says actors should act for an audience of _____.

5. Who wrote the play Fruhlingserwachen that helped Peter Lorre make a name for himself?

(see the answer key)

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