Bertolt Brecht Quiz

What was Bertolt Brecht's birth name?

• Eugen Berthold Friedrich

• Berthold Eugen Friedrich

• Friedrich Berthold Eugen

• Berthold Friedrich Eugen

What was Brecht's most significant contribution to the 20th century?

• Novelist

• Playwright-director

• Painter

• Composer

What was the title of Brecht's first play?

• Drums in the Night

• Baal

• Man Is Man

• The Threepenny Opera

What was the subject matter Brecht discovered in Berlin?

• Romanticism

• Capitalism and politics

• Naturalism

• Surrealism

Who did Brecht marry in 1930?

• Marianne Zoff

• Lotte Lenya

• Helene Weigel

• Elisabeth Hauptmann

Which play did Brecht direct in East Germany with Helene Weigel in the title role?

• Mother Courage

• The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

• Mr Puntila and His Man Matti

• The Caucasian Chalk Circle

What did Brecht establish with the help of East German government subsidies?

• His own theatre company

• A film studio

• A publishing house

• A music school

What was Brecht's reaction to the 'red-baiters' in America?

• He acquitted himself politely and cleverly

• He fled immediately

• He confronted them aggressively

• He ignored them

What issues characterized the 'scientific age' according to Brecht?

• Emotional involvement and traditional art

• Fluctuating markets and petroleum circulation

• Overwhelming theatre and music

• Static society and unchanged structures

What did Brecht believe about the subject matter of theatre?

• It should be easily comprehended

• It should be emotionally overwhelming

• It should challenge the audience

• It should be traditional