Mother Courage and Her Children Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Mother Courage and Her Children? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. One of Brecht's mottos is, "First comes eating, then comes ______."


Dessert
Protest
War
Morality
Q. What best describes the major change in the chaplain's character?


He becomes more excited about preaching.
He takes up golf.
He becomes increasingly cynical.
He loses his faith in God.
Q. Which character best exemplifies innocence in Mother Courage?


Eilif
Kattrin
Yvette
The cook
Q. When the cook says, "One thing he had on his side, God's word, that was a help," this is an example of his:


Low class
Depression
Humor
Irony
Q. Who seems to be portrayed as having unrealized power in Mother Courage?


The "little folk"
Emperors and kings
Mother Courage
Kattrin