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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1933-1947 (Exile: Scandinavia, USA), Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brecht's first book of poems contained songs and _____.
(a) Haiku.
(b) Limericks.
(c) Sonnets.
(d) Ballads.

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

3. Brecht states that knowledge is just _____.
(a) Propaganda.
(b) A curse.
(c) A commodity.
(d) A vapor.

4. Which cartoonist contributed drawings for Schweik?
(a) Otto Nückel.
(b) Geor Grosz.
(c) Rötger Feldmann.
(d) David Füleki.

5. Who was Brecht's longtime secretary and collaborator?
(a) Alban Berg.
(b) Martin Esslin.
(c) Helge Hultberg.
(d) Elisabeth Hauptmann.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brecht say was a characteristic of actors in theatre of his time?

2. How does Brecht describe the flesh and bones resistance to formula in the Threepenny Opera?

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

4. Who wrote the play, Konjunktur?

5. Where did Piscator go 'gloomily' off to to make films after he staged Section 218?

(see the answer key)

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