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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1933-1947 (Exile: Scandinavia, USA), Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brecht states that knowledge is just _____.
(a) A curse.
(b) A vapor.
(c) A commodity.
(d) Propaganda.

2. Brecht's _____ on theater are not included in this book.
(a) Programming.
(b) Poems.
(c) Notes.
(d) Students' essays.

3. What does Brecht call people who came to the theatre to get their cockles warmed in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?
(a) Scum.
(b) Nobility.
(c) Vegetation.
(d) Pot ash.

4. Brecht felt that in the great American comedies, the human being is presented as _____.
(a) An object.
(b) A tyrant.
(c) An animal.
(d) An oracle.

5. Where was Das Wort published?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the colors used to develop the color scheme for morning in Galileo?

2. What does Brecht say his poetry requires in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?

3. How does Brecht describe the confusion of styles present in European theatre in his time?

4. When asked who Brecht wrote for in "Conversations with Bert Brecht", he said that he wrote for people who wanted to have fun and didn't hesitate to keep their _____ on in the theatre.

5. A masterly use of _____ can be seen in Chinese acting.

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