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

2. What sort of approach does Brecht say the opera Mahagonny adopts?
(a) A communal approach.
(b) A hedonistic approach.
(c) A didactic approach.
(d) A pedantic approach.

3. Brecht states that "A theatre which makes no contact with the public is _____."
(a) Anonymous.
(b) Sacred.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Nonsense.

4. Brecht's _____ on theater are not included in this book.
(a) Students' essays.
(b) Programming.
(c) Notes.
(d) Poems.

5. How did Brecht characterize Shaw's work in "A Catching Infection: Fun"?
(a) As ego-driven.
(b) As tediously pedantic.
(c) As addictively engrossing.
(d) As extraordinarily healthy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When asked who Brecht wrote for in "Conversations with Bert Brecht", he said that he wrote for people who wanted to have fun and didn't hesitate to keep their _____ on in the theatre.

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

4. Who was the interviewer in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?

5. What aspect of opera does Brecht think the public adores?

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