The Caucasian Chalk Circle Study Guide

1. Brecht terms himself a "pacifist." What in his career most probably led to that stance?

• school
• army
• friends
• university

2. In 1926 Brecht began studies at the Berlin "Workers School." The philosophical movement he embraced here was...

• Fascism
• Capitalism
• Marxism
• Free Enterprise

3. During the 1920's Brecht frequently collaborated with a famous composer and a famous singer. They were...

• Weiley and Lieber
• Weill and Lenya
• Lieber and Stoller
• Lieber and Lenya

4. The Caucasian Chalk Circle was written in Hollywood in 1944-45. Its premiere performance was given in what state in the USA?

• Minnesota
• Montana
• California
• Missouri

5. Brecht spent time living in...

• Pennsylvania
• Montana
• California
• Canada

6. Already in the Prologue of Caucasian Chalk Circle, Brecht very clearly shows equality of the sexes.

• This statement is incorrect
• n/a
• n/a
• This statement is correct

7. The one Collective Farm was named "Rosa Luxemburg." Rosa Luxemburg was a...

• Fascist
• Capitalist
• Both of the above
• None of the above

8. The prologue takes place in a time and place where what prevails?

• Reason
• n/a
• n/a
• Unreason

9. How does Brecht parody religion in the Easter Sunday scene?

• The Governor is beheaded
• The Governor is resurrected
• The Governor is hanged
• The Governor commits suicide

10. The first episode in which Grusha exhibits self-sacrifice for the welfare of the child is...

• Grusha buys milk from a peasant
• Grusha crosses the rotten bridge with the child
• Grusha spends the night with the child
• Grusha lies in front of Simon about the kinship of the child