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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. What is the name of the book that contains Walter Nubel Brecht's bibliography that lists Berthold Brecht's works?
(a) Zinn und Arbeit.
(b) Sinn und Form.
(c) Bloch und Fahber.
(d) Zwei und Zwanzig Arbeiten.

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

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. Where dramatic theatre emphasizes plot, epic theatre emphasizes _____.
(a) Narrative.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Consequence.
(d) Setting.

5. _____ are Brecht's collected poems.
(a) Die Mutter.
(b) Mittenzwei.
(c) Theaterarbeit.
(d) Gedichte.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. What does Brecht say his poetry requires in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?

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

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