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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III, Scene 1 through Act III, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bentley's analysis, who may NOT be the masked figure at the end of the play?
(a) Satan.
(b) God.
(c) Life.
(d) Goethe.

2. How does Moritz feel about his dreams?
(a) He looks forward to them.
(b) He fears they are evil dreams.
(c) He believes they are messages from God.
(d) He does not understand them.

3. In what country does A Children's Tragedy take place?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Austria.

4. What girl is walking home with Wendla and Martha in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Thea.
(b) Helga.
(c) Ilsa.
(d) Bertha.

5. In what form does the play begin?
(a) Realism.
(b) Expressionism.
(c) Absurdism.
(d) Experimental.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Moritz devastated in Act II, Scene 5?

2. What does Wendla claim about the thoughts her mother finds offensive in the first scene?

3. For what does Melchior's mother warn Moritz in Act II, Scene 1?

4. What sort of characters are the women in A Children's Tragedy?

5. How many students in Melchior and Moritz's class will be allowed to graduate to the next grade?

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