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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. With whom did Brecht collaborate on the Berlin production of his first play, Baal?
(a) Wedekind.
(b) Shaw.
(c) Piscator.
(d) Homolka.

2. Who was Brecht's longtime secretary and collaborator?
(a) Martin Esslin.
(b) Alban Berg.
(c) Elisabeth Hauptmann.
(d) Helge Hultberg.

3. Where was Theaterarbeit published?
(a) Frankfurt.
(b) Munich.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Copenhagen.

4. When was Theaterarbeit published?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1922.

5. _____ are Brecht's collected plays in twelve volumes by Surhkamp and by Aufbau from 1953 and after.
(a) Achtarbeiten.
(b) Epischen Theater.
(c) Stucke.
(d) Achtwerke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Die Asthetschen Anschauungen Berthold Brechts?

2. How does Brecht describe sport audiences?

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

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

5. What were the left-wing Socialists called in Brecht's time?

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