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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. Lehrstucke are Brecht's _____ works.
(a) Didactic.
(b) Holistic.
(c) Historical.
(d) Culinary.

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

3. 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 money-driven.
(d) They were panic-driven.

4. What were the left-wing Socialists called in Brecht's time?
(a) The Strong Arm Society.
(b) The Collective.
(c) The USPD.
(d) The NKVD.

5. Like Tolstoy and Strindberg, Brecht says that Wedekind was one of the greatest _____ of modern Europe.
(a) Performers.
(b) Educators.
(c) Administrators.
(d) Millionaires.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where was Die Asthetschen Anschauungen Berthold Brechts published?

4. What is the Marxist phrase for the whole body of art, ideas, and morality of any given society?

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

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