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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. Brecht states that it is not the job of the Marxist-Leninist party to organize production of poetry as on a _____.
(a) Ford assembly line.
(b) Tomato farm.
(c) Factory floor.
(d) Poultry farm.

2. Aiming to avoid artificial heat in the production of Katzgraben, Brecht felt the company fell short on _____.
(a) Cunning.
(b) Natural warmth.
(c) Soft solitude.
(d) Wit.

3. Brecht believed that one need never be frightened of putting bold and unaccustomed things before the _____.
(a) Proletariat.
(b) King.
(c) Intelligentsia.
(d) Bourgeois.

4. Who created the lead role for Die Mutter?
(a) Elisabeth Hauptmann.
(b) Helene Weigel.
(c) Anne Guttermann.
(d) Elisabeth Scherr.

5. Three years after Brecht's attack, the Augsberg theatre turned entirely over to _____.
(a) Opera.
(b) The symphony.
(c) The govenrment.
(d) Magicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. The attitude of chasing away a fly is _____.

2. In "Last Stage: Oedipus", Brecht says that the future of Germany's theatre is _____.

3. What is Brueghel's great war painting called?

4. What does Brecht call the new style of acting that happened as a result of the Threepenny Opera?

5. The Berliner Ensemble didn't believe in cutting new actors off from _____.

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