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

2. What aspect of opera does Brecht think the public adores?
(a) Its lavishness.
(b) Its backwardness.
(c) Its truth.
(d) Its music.

3. What does Brecht say put a stop to epic and didactic tendencies of theatre in Berlin?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Communism.
(d) Fascism.

4. The translator's notes in number 37 give a provisional account of the most important of Brecht's _____.
(a) Self-criticisms.
(b) Personal favorites.
(c) Fact-finding notes.
(d) Theoretical works.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Brecht states that concern with subject and concern with form are _____.

3. Film projections became an integral part of the _____ in epic theatre.

4. Theaterarbeit is a collective volume of Brecht's work kept by _____.

5. Where was Theaterarbeit published?

(see the answer key)

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