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

2. The organization of this book is _____.
(a) Ideological.
(b) Chronological.
(c) Grammatical.
(d) Epistemological.

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

4. Which two essays in the book are from the Brecht Archive, which were the only ones the editor of this book allowed to reproduce?
(a) Zunn und Arbeit.
(b) Dunkel und Deutsche,
(c) The two listed under number 32.
(d) The two listed under number 97.

5. How does Brecht describe sport audiences?
(a) As boorish and thoughtless.
(b) As rich and snobbish.
(c) As fair and shrewd.
(d) As square and lewd.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who wrote Die Asthetschen Anschauungen Berthold Brechts?

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

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