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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Scene 1 through Act I, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of characters are the women in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Secondary characters.
(b) Primary characters.
(c) Cameos.
(d) Stock characters.

2. What did people find so offensive about A Children's Tragedy when it was first written?
(a) Wedekind's political alliances.
(b) Wedekind's sexuality.
(c) The sexual content.
(d) The criticism of Germany's role in Hitler's rise to power.

3. Because of the objectionable content of the play, what did Wedekind have to do for the play to be printed?
(a) Marry the daughter of a publisher.
(b) Write out every script used for the first performance.
(c) Agree to a free commission of another play for the publisher.
(d) Pay for publication himself.

4. What was the result of Wedekind's conflicts while writing?
(a) He left his position within the government.
(b) He left home.
(c) He moved into a commune for artists.
(d) He left the country.

5. What is Melchior's relationship to Moritz?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They are enemies.
(c) They are best friends.
(d) They are lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Moritz react when being told about sex?

2. In the introduction, what is NOT one of the mentioned allusions in the play?

3. Why is Mrs. Bergmann concerned about Wendla's dress?

4. How was the rape scene censored in reissues of A Children's Tragedy?

5. What does Mrs. Bergmann wonder about Wendla in the first scene?

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