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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. Who starred in City Lights?
(a) Charlie Chaplin.
(b) Errol Flynn.
(c) John Huston.
(d) Peter Lorre.

2. A masterly use of _____ can be seen in Chinese acting.
(a) Costumes.
(b) Ridicule.
(c) Marxism.
(d) Gesture.

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

4. The actor masters his character by paying critical attention to its _____.
(a) Dialectic inflections.
(b) Patterns of speech.
(c) Manifold utterances.
(d) Mannerisms.

5. _____ with a character should be treated as just another method of observation in rehearsals.
(a) Extremism.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Drama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brecht say was a characteristic of actors in theatre of his time?

2. Where is the Schiffbauerdamm theatre located?

3. In "Last Stage: Oedipus", Brecht says that the future of Germany's theatre is _____.

4. What is the name of Peter Lorre's character, the packer in Mann ist Mann?

5. Brecht states that the farmer was not aware throughout the centuries of his need for _____.

(see the answer key)

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