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

2. Where did Piscator go 'gloomily' off to to make films after he staged Section 218?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

3. What knowledge was Goethe interested in as a kind of hobby?
(a) Astrology.
(b) Ancient history.
(c) Asronomy.
(d) Natural history.

4. Who was the best-known composer that Brecht worked with?
(a) Casterede.
(b) Berg.
(c) Hindemith.
(d) Prokofiev.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Theaterarbeit published?

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

3. Which work by Goethe was better as a book than a theatrical production, according to Brecht?

4. Lehrstucke are Brecht's _____ works.

5. Brecht states that radical transformation of theatre can't be the result of some _____.

(see the answer key)

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