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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1933-1947 (Exile: Scandinavia, USA), Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brecht calls realistic acting _____ acting.
(a) Rabbit hole.
(b) Keyhole.
(c) Drugstore.
(d) Window pane.

2. Where was The Road to Life made?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) France.

3. _____ is two volumes of collected plays published by Malik Verlag, London.
(a) Gesammelte Werke.
(b) Theaterarbeit.
(c) Sonatas.
(d) Schriffen zum Theater.

4. Major form is designed to realize material for _____, according to Brecht.
(a) Eternity.
(b) The masses.
(c) The times.
(d) The short run.

5. _____ essays in magazines have also been used for reference in this book.
(a) Pre-World War II.
(b) Communist.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) Posthumous.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Shouldn't We Abolish Aesthetics?", Brecht hopes that _____ would be the death of their existing drama.

2. Which work by Goethe was better as a book than a theatrical production, according to Brecht?

3. A masterly use of _____ can be seen in Chinese acting.

4. Die Mutter is a piece of anti-metaphysical, materialistic, _____drama.

5. Die Mutter is based on whose novel, Mother?

(see the answer key)

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