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

2. Brecht states that concern with subject and concern with form are _____.
(a) Mutually exclusive.
(b) Counter-productive.
(c) Contradictory.
(d) Complementary.

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

4. What did Brecht win in 1922 for Trommeln in der Nacht?
(a) An Oscar.
(b) The Kleist Prize.
(c) The Nobel Prize.
(d) A Tony Award.

5. In "Last Stage: Oedipus", Brecht says that the future of Germany's theatre is _____.
(a) Non-existent.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Religious.
(d) Tragic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Die Asthetschen Anschauungen Berthold Brechts?

2. _____ are Brecht's collected plays in twelve volumes by Surhkamp and by Aufbau from 1953 and after.

3. Brecht states that opera cannot be wished away and its _____ have an important social function.

4. Three years after Brecht's attack, the Augsberg theatre turned entirely over to _____.

5. How does Brecht describe sport audiences?

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