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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1948-1956 (Berlin), Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The translator's notes in number 37 give a provisional account of the most important of Brecht's _____.
(a) Self-criticisms.
(b) Theoretical works.
(c) Fact-finding notes.
(d) Personal favorites.

2. Where dramatic theatre emphasizes plot, epic theatre emphasizes _____.
(a) Narrative.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Setting.
(d) Consequence.

3. Brecht states that when an actor sings, he undergoes a change of _____.
(a) Worth.
(b) Function.
(c) Rhythm.
(d) Scene.

4. Brecht states that concern with subject and concern with form are _____.
(a) Complementary.
(b) Counter-productive.
(c) Contradictory.
(d) Mutually exclusive.

5. Like Tolstoy and Strindberg, Brecht says that Wedekind was one of the greatest _____ of modern Europe.
(a) Performers.
(b) Millionaires.
(c) Administrators.
(d) Educators.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Brecht die?

2. Who was Brecht's longtime secretary and collaborator?

3. Brecht states that a film's needing human interest is equivalent to saying that it has got to be _____.

4. Why was Antigone picked up for production?

5. How does Brecht categorize opera?

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