View a FREE sample

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 radical transformation of theatre can't be the result of some _____.
(a) Second thought.
(b) Recommendation.
(c) Artistic whim.
(d) Intuition.

2. Elisabeth Begner and Rudolf Forster starred in Shaw's _____ in 1924.
(a) Saint Joan.
(b) Major Barbara.
(c) Widowers' Houses.
(d) Man and Superman.

3. What nationality of horsemen are depicted in Christ Carrying the Cross?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Moorish.
(c) Turkish.
(d) Flemish.

4. _____ is fifteen volumes of Brecht's writings published by Kiepenheuer, Berlin.
(a) Arbeiten.
(b) Kontakt.
(c) Verstehen.
(d) Versuche.

5. Piscator's theater was characterized as the most _____ theatre.
(a) Ordinary.
(b) Demanding.
(c) Calculating.
(d) Radical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of opera does Brecht think the public adores?

2. Where did Helene Weigel give acting lessons at theatre school, possibly using Brecht's list of exercises?

3. How does Brecht describe the flesh and bones resistance to formula in the Threepenny Opera?

4. The organization of this book is _____.

5. Where in Laughton's house did he and Brecht work in the morning?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 175 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample