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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main task of epic theatre?
(a) To emote.
(b) To mask.
(c) To exaggerate.
(d) To report.

2. How does Brecht describe the flesh and bones resistance to formula in the Threepenny Opera?
(a) As pure socialism.
(b) As a diversion technique.
(c) As trivial.
(d) As Baconian materialism.

3. What is the Marxist phrase for the whole body of art, ideas, and morality of any given society?
(a) Ideological superstructure.
(b) Cohesive collective thought.
(c) Social inherent tendencies.
(d) Brain circus.

4. How does Brecht describe the setting of the Threepenny Opera?
(a) As unreal.
(b) As realistic.
(c) As intricate.
(d) As simple.

5. _____ are Brecht's collected plays in twelve volumes by Surhkamp and by Aufbau from 1953 and after.
(a) Stucke.
(b) Epischen Theater.
(c) Achtarbeiten.
(d) Achtwerke.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Life of Galileo, the child's true mother is found by means of a _____.

2. _____ essays in magazines have also been used for reference in this book.

3. What is Brecht's chosen opposite of the queen in his analogy about nobility of characters?

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

5. Who wrote the play Fruhlingserwachen that helped Peter Lorre make a name for himself?

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