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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1918-1932 (Augsburg, Munich, Berlin), Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the play Fruhlingserwachen that helped Peter Lorre make a name for himself?
(a) Korres.
(b) Shaw.
(c) Brecht.
(d) Wedekind.

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

3. What aspect of opera does Brecht think the public adores?
(a) Its lavishness.
(b) Its truth.
(c) Its backwardness.
(d) Its music.

4. _____ are Brecht's collected plays in twelve volumes by Surhkamp and by Aufbau from 1953 and after.
(a) Achtarbeiten.
(b) Stucke.
(c) Epischen Theater.
(d) Achtwerke.

5. What does Brecht say was Wedekind's finest characteristic?
(a) His cantakerous nature.
(b) His vitality.
(c) His aplomb.
(d) His creativity.

Short Answer Questions

1. The translator's notes in number 37 give a provisional account of the most important of Brecht's _____.

2. Die Mutter is based on whose novel, Mother?

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

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

5. _____ are Brecht's collected poems.

(see the answer key)

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