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

2. What is the Marxist phrase for the whole body of art, ideas, and morality of any given society?
(a) Ideological superstructure.
(b) Brain circus.
(c) Cohesive collective thought.
(d) Social inherent tendencies.

3. What does Brecht say his poetry requires in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?
(a) A complex lighting scheme.
(b) Many more revisions.
(c) A microphone.
(d) Banjo or piano accompaniment.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom did Brecht collaborate on the Berlin production of his first play, Baal?

3. How does Brecht say that the opera, the stage, and the press impose their views on the public?

4. What does Brecht say was Wedekind's finest characteristic?

5. Which two essays in the book are from the Brecht Archive, which were the only ones the editor of this book allowed to reproduce?

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