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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. With whom did Brecht collaborate on the Berlin production of his first play, Baal?
(a) Homolka.
(b) Shaw.
(c) Piscator.
(d) Wedekind.

2. _____ is two volumes of collected plays published by Malik Verlag, London.
(a) Sonatas.
(b) Schriffen zum Theater.
(c) Theaterarbeit.
(d) Gesammelte Werke.

3. What were the left-wing Socialists called in Brecht's time?
(a) The Collective.
(b) The NKVD.
(c) The Strong Arm Society.
(d) The USPD.

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

5. Brecht says actors should act for an audience of _____.
(a) The scientific age.
(b) Diplomats.
(c) The classical era.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Brecht mention in association with London theatre when he talks about the theatre centers of the world?

2. What did Brecht win in 1922 for Trommeln in der Nacht?

3. Lehrstucke are Brecht's _____ works.

4. Where was Theaterarbeit published?

5. What sort of approach does Brecht say the opera Mahagonny adopts?

(see the answer key)

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