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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1918-1932 (Augsburg, Munich, Berlin), Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Brecht win in 1922 for Trommeln in der Nacht?
(a) A Tony Award.
(b) The Nobel Prize.
(c) An Oscar.
(d) The Kleist Prize.

2. What does Brecht say his poetry requires in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?
(a) Banjo or piano accompaniment.
(b) A microphone.
(c) A complex lighting scheme.
(d) Many more revisions.

3. What aspect of opera does Brecht think the public adores?
(a) Its truth.
(b) Its lavishness.
(c) Its music.
(d) Its backwardness.

4. Brecht states that "A theatre which makes no contact with the public is _____."
(a) Perfect.
(b) Nonsense.
(c) Sacred.
(d) Anonymous.

5. Brecht states that opera cannot be wished away and its _____ have an important social function.
(a) Illusions.
(b) Morals.
(c) Truths.
(d) Emotions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brecht describe sport audiences?

2. Who was the interviewer in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?

3. How does Brecht say that the opera, the stage, and the press impose their views on the public?

4. What is the name of the book that contains Walter Nubel Brecht's bibliography that lists Berthold Brecht's works?

5. The translator's notes in number 37 give a provisional account of the most important of Brecht's _____.

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