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

2. Theatre became an affair for _____ in light of the changes made by the ideals of epic theatre.
(a) Children.
(b) Philosophers.
(c) Ladies in big hats.
(d) Politicians.

3. Who starred in City Lights?
(a) Errol Flynn.
(b) Peter Lorre.
(c) John Huston.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

4. In "Last Stage: Oedipus", Brecht says that the future of Germany's theatre is _____.
(a) Tragic.
(b) Religious.
(c) Non-existent.
(d) Philosophical.

5. What does Brecht praise Georg Kaiser for?
(a) Emotionalism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Marxism.
(d) Intellectualism.

Short Answer Questions

1. _____ are Brecht's collected plays in twelve volumes by Surhkamp and by Aufbau from 1953 and after.

2. With whom did Brecht collaborate on the Berlin production of his first play, Baal?

3. Brecht states that "A theatre which makes no contact with the public is _____."

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

5. Like Tolstoy and Strindberg, Brecht says that Wedekind was one of the greatest _____ of modern Europe.

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