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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1947-1948 (Zurich).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who starred in City Lights?
(a) Charlie Chaplin.
(b) Peter Lorre.
(c) Errol Flynn.
(d) John Huston.

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

3. Where in Laughton's house did he and Brecht work in the morning?
(a) The living room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The library.

4. Where was Die Asthetschen Anschauungen Berthold Brechts published?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Munich.
(c) Frankfurt.
(d) Copenhagen.

5. What does Brecht say was Wedekind's finest characteristic?
(a) His cantakerous nature.
(b) His vitality.
(c) His aplomb.
(d) His creativity.

Short Answer Questions

1. An artist from _____ made sketches for Laughton of Galileo.

2. What is the main task of epic theatre?

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

4. What needs to be alienated in epic theatre depends on the _____ demanded by the entire episode.

5. How does Brecht characterize the bourgeois theatre that conjures up illusions about life?

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