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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1918-1932 (Augsburg, Munich, Berlin), Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the interviewer in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?
(a) Rheinhold Grimm.
(b) Bernard Guillemin.
(c) Helen Weigel.
(d) Samuel Bernadin.

2. What is the main task of epic theatre?
(a) To report.
(b) To mask.
(c) To exaggerate.
(d) To emote.

3. Brecht states in "On Form and Subject Matter" that difficulties are not mastered by _____.
(a) Keeping silent about them.
(b) Throwing oneself against a brick wall.
(c) Practice alone.
(d) Denying them.

4. Brecht says actors should act for an audience of _____.
(a) The scientific age.
(b) Diplomats.
(c) The classical era.
(d) One.

5. Major form is designed to realize material for _____, according to Brecht.
(a) The times.
(b) Eternity.
(c) The masses.
(d) The short run.

Short Answer Questions

1. _____ is fifteen volumes of Brecht's writings published by Kiepenheuer, Berlin.

2. Where was Die Asthetschen Anschauungen Berthold Brechts published?

3. Where dramatic theatre emphasizes plot, epic theatre emphasizes _____.

4. How did Brecht characterize Shaw's work in "A Catching Infection: Fun"?

5. When was Theaterarbeit published?

(see the answer key)

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