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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, 1918-1932 (Augsburg, Munich, Berlin), Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Theaterarbeit is a collective volume of Brecht's work kept by _____.
(a) His granddaughter.
(b) The Berliner Ensemble.
(c) George Bernard Shaw.
(d) His mother.

2. What were the left-wing Socialists called in Brecht's time?
(a) The NKVD.
(b) The Strong Arm Society.
(c) The Collective.
(d) The USPD.

3. _____ is a collection of Brecht's theoretical writings published by Surhkamp.
(a) Schriften zum Theater.
(b) Stucke.
(c) Versuche.
(d) Arbeitsbuch.

4. Where was Die Asthetschen Anschauungen Berthold Brechts published?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Copenhagen.
(c) Munich.
(d) Frankfurt.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Brecht win in 1922 for Trommeln in der Nacht?

3. In "Shouldn't We Abolish Aesthetics?", Brecht hopes that _____ would be the death of their existing drama.

4. Brecht states that "A theatre which makes no contact with the public is _____."

5. _____ essays in magazines have also been used for reference in this book.

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