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

2. What does Brecht call the new style of acting that happened as a result of the Threepenny Opera?
(a) The epic style.
(b) Neo-Shakespearean.
(c) Baconian.
(d) Emotive.

3. Piscator's Theater am Nollendorfplatz was based on _____ principles.
(a) Aristotelian.
(b) Marxist.
(c) Communist.
(d) Capitalist.

4. Who does Brecht mention in association with London theatre when he talks about the theatre centers of the world?
(a) Lorre.
(b) Stanfield.
(c) Michaels.
(d) Cochran.

5. How did Brecht characterize Shaw's work in "A Catching Infection: Fun"?
(a) As addictively engrossing.
(b) As tediously pedantic.
(c) As extraordinarily healthy.
(d) As ego-driven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the play Fruhlingserwachen that helped Peter Lorre make a name for himself?

2. Major form is designed to realize material for _____, according to Brecht.

3. What does the word 'Spass' mean in German?

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

5. In "Shouldn't We Abolish Aesthetics?", Brecht hopes that _____ would be the death of their existing drama.

(see the answer key)

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