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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1933-1947 (Exile: Scandinavia, USA), Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Peter Lorre's character, the packer in Mann ist Mann?
(a) Ton Ton.
(b) Macheath.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Gay Gay.

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

3. Who does Brecht mention in association with Paris theatre when he talks about the theatre centers of the world?
(a) Renauld.
(b) Jouvet.
(c) Jolivet.
(d) Matisse.

4. 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) Cohesive collective thought.
(d) Social inherent tendencies.

5. How does Brecht categorize opera?
(a) As trashy.
(b) As holistic.
(c) As holy.
(d) As culinary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote the play, Konjunktur?

3. Who was Brecht's longtime secretary and collaborator?

4. In one of Brecht's examples of how projections were used, projections of warships being launched were running while two characters were fighting over _____.

5. Which two essays in the book are from the Brecht Archive, which were the only ones the editor of this book allowed to reproduce?

(see the answer key)

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