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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. Lehrstucke are Brecht's _____ works.
(a) Historical.
(b) Didactic.
(c) Holistic.
(d) Culinary.

2. Which aspect of epic theatre added statistical material?
(a) Leaflets.
(b) Projections.
(c) A narrator.
(d) Paintings.

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

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?
(a) The two listed under number 97.
(b) Zunn und Arbeit.
(c) The two listed under number 32.
(d) Dunkel und Deutsche,

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The organization of this book is _____.

3. Who were Brecht's Frankfurt publishers?

4. What does Brecht call the new style of acting that happened as a result of the Threepenny Opera?

5. How does Brecht categorize opera?

(see the answer key)

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