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Mother Courage

Bertolt Brecht

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What does Mother Courage keep for the Cook?

(A) His capon

(B) His boots

(D) His ax

What does Yvette sing to Mother Courage and Kattrin?

(A) "The Song of the Great Souls of the Earth"

(B) "The Fraternization Song"

(D) "The Song of the House"

Who does Socrates represent in "The Song of the Great Souls of the Earth"?

(A) Swiss Cheese

(B) Mother Courage

(D) Kattrin

Why does the Chaplain join the wagon?

(A) Because the Swedish Commander fires him

(B) Because he loves Mother Courage

(D) Because he is jealous of the Cook

Kattrin saves the children of what city?

(A) Ingolstadt

(B) Magdeburg

(D) Halle

In what year does the play begin?

(A) 1631

(B) 1632

(D) 1624

How does Mother Courage plan to buy her wagon out of hock?

(A) She will take a loan from Yvette

(B) She will haggle with the One-Eyed Man

(D) She will use the money from Swiss Cheese's cashbox

Why does the young peasant at Halle finally agree to serve as the enemy soldiers' guide?

(A) Because they threaten his cattle

(B) Because they threaten his family

(D) Because they threaten the wagon

With what object does Mother Courage tell her children's fortune?

(A) A drum

(B) A helmet

(D) A bowl

Why can the Cook and Mother Courage not bring Kattrin to Utrecht?

(A) They have no room for her

(B) They cannot afford to support her

(D) All of the above

About whom does the Chaplain sing "The Song of the Hours"?

(A) Kattrin

(B) Yvette

(D) Swiss Cheese

In what object does the Sergeant feign interest in Scene one?

(A) A belt

(B) A round of ammunition

(D) A fur coat

Why is there a momentary declaration of peace?

(A) The Kaiser falls

(B) The Swedish King falls

(D) The Pope falls

While reflecting on Tilly's death, Mother Courage

(A) Serves drinks

(B) Hangs the laundry

(D) Takes an inventory

What precipitated the writing of Mother Courage?

(A) Hitler's appointment as chancellor

(B) The Nazi invasion of Poland

(D) The Nazi invasion of France

How does Mother Courage lose her officers' shirts?

(A) Kattrin uses them to swaddle a baby

(B) The Chaplain uses them to bandage the wounded

(D) Eilif takes them for his new Lieutenant's uniform

What epithet causes Mother Courage to sever ties with the Chaplain?

(A) A vulture

(B) A whore

(D) A lice bug

Who finds their fortune through the war?

(A) Yvette

(B) Eilif

(D) Swiss Cheese

What does Yvette call the Cook?

(A) Lamb

(B) Bunny

(D) Peter Piper

Who does not sing in the course of the play?

(A) The Cook

(B) The Chaplain

(D) Eilif

What does Mother Courage give Kattrin after she has been disfigured?

(A) The drum

(B) The red boots

(D) The baby

Who tries to stop Swiss Cheese from attempting to seek out his regiment?

(A) Mother Courage

(B) The Chaplain

(D) The Cook

Where do Mother Courage, the Cook, and the Chaplain discuss the politics of the war?

(A) Inside the wagon

(B) In front of the wagon

(D) Behind the wagon

Whose corpse does Mother Courage not see?

(A) Kattrin's

(B) Eilif's

(D) She sees them all

What does Mother Courage buy from the Ordnance Officer?

(A) A belt

(B) Bullets

(D) A pair of boots

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