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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1918-1932 (Augsburg, Munich, Berlin), Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brecht say was a characteristic of actors in theatre of his time?
(a) They were gods.
(b) They were money-driven.
(c) They were war mongers.
(d) They were panic-driven.

2. Brecht states in "On Form and Subject Matter" that difficulties are not mastered by _____.
(a) Practice alone.
(b) Denying them.
(c) Keeping silent about them.
(d) Throwing oneself against a brick wall.

3. In reference to film, Brecht felt that the mechanization of literary production cannot be _____.
(a) Detached.
(b) Thrown off a cliff.
(c) Anticipated.
(d) Thrown into reverse.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Brecht say his poetry requires in "Conversations with Bert Brecht"?

4. Who wrote the play, Konjunktur?

5. Brecht's _____ on theater are not included in this book.

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