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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Shouldn't We Abolish Aesthetics?", Brecht hopes that _____ would be the death of their existing drama.
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Sociology.
(c) A lack of government funding.
(d) The war.

2. _____ are Brecht's collected poems.
(a) Die Mutter.
(b) Mittenzwei.
(c) Gedichte.
(d) Theaterarbeit.

3. When was Theaterarbeit published?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1952.

4. What knowledge was Goethe interested in as a kind of hobby?
(a) Asronomy.
(b) Natural history.
(c) Astrology.
(d) Ancient history.

5. What is the name of the Mother in Die Mutter?
(a) Elena.
(b) Helge.
(c) Misha.
(d) Vlassova.

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

7. Who wrote the play, Konjunktur?
(a) Jessner.
(b) Lania.
(c) Kortner.
(d) Bronnen.

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

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

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

11. What is the name of the book that contains Walter Nubel Brecht's bibliography that lists Berthold Brecht's works?
(a) Bloch und Fahber.
(b) Sinn und Form.
(c) Zwei und Zwanzig Arbeiten.
(d) Zinn und Arbeit.

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

13. With whom did Brecht collaborate on the Berlin production of his first play, Baal?
(a) Shaw.
(b) Piscator.
(c) Wedekind.
(d) Homolka.

14. Who wrote the play Fruhlingserwachen that helped Peter Lorre make a name for himself?
(a) Korres.
(b) Brecht.
(c) Shaw.
(d) Wedekind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Marxist phrase for the whole body of art, ideas, and morality of any given society?

2. How does Brecht categorize opera?

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

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

5. What does Brecht praise Georg Kaiser for?

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