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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. Die Mutter is a piece of anti-metaphysical, materialistic, _____drama.
(a) Contradictory.
(b) Non-aristotelian.
(c) Medieval.
(d) Neo-classical.

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

3. Brecht states that when an actor sings, he undergoes a change of _____.
(a) Worth.
(b) Scene.
(c) Rhythm.
(d) Function.

4. Brecht felt that in the great American comedies, the human being is presented as _____.
(a) A tyrant.
(b) An animal.
(c) An oracle.
(d) An object.

5. From the pseudo-classical German point of view, the first prison scene in the Threepenny Opera is a/an _____.
(a) Plot point.
(b) Establishing scene.
(c) Major event.
(d) Diversion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Brecht describe the flesh and bones resistance to formula in the Threepenny Opera?

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

4. In reference to film, Brecht felt that the mechanization of literary production cannot be _____.

5. Lehrstucke are Brecht's _____ works.

(see the answer key)

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