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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. Where in Laughton's house did he and Brecht work in the morning?
(a) The living room.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The library.
(d) The kitchen.

2. Like Tolstoy and Strindberg, Brecht says that Wedekind was one of the greatest _____ of modern Europe.
(a) Educators.
(b) Administrators.
(c) Millionaires.
(d) Performers.

3. Brecht believed that one need never be frightened of putting bold and unaccustomed things before the _____.
(a) Bourgeois.
(b) Proletariat.
(c) Intelligentsia.
(d) King.

4. Brecht describes the Aristotelian play as essentially _____.
(a) Didactic.
(b) Static.
(c) Dynamic.
(d) Pedantic.

5. The actor first masters his character by mastering the _____.
(a) Story.
(b) Lines.
(c) Stage.
(d) Gest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Three years after Brecht's attack, the Augsberg theatre turned entirely over to _____.

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

3. Brecht calls realistic acting _____ acting.

4. Speech of outstanding _____ is discouraged in epic theatre.

5. Why was Antigone picked up for production?

(see the answer key)

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