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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 does Brecht say was a characteristic of actors in theatre of his time?
(a) They were gods.
(b) They were money-driven.
(c) They were panic-driven.
(d) They were war mongers.

2. Who wrote the play, Konjunktur?
(a) Kortner.
(b) Lania.
(c) Jessner.
(d) Bronnen.

3. Which work by Goethe was better as a book than a theatrical production, according to Brecht?
(a) Iphigenie auf Tauris.
(b) Faust.
(c) Der Zauberlehrling.
(d) Der Erlkönig.

4. In reference to film, Brecht felt that the mechanization of literary production cannot be _____.
(a) Thrown into reverse.
(b) Thrown off a cliff.
(c) Detached.
(d) Anticipated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _____ is two volumes of collected plays published by Malik Verlag, London.

2. What does Brecht say was Wedekind's finest characteristic?

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

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

5. Which cartoonist contributed drawings for Schweik?

(see the answer key)

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