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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ten Notes: 6, God the Father, Father the God through 10, The Question of Style.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the first things presented in the introduction?
(a) A pie chart depicting the average number of sexually active teenagers.
(b) A timeline of Wedekind's life with emphasis on events that inspired A Children's Tragedy.
(c) A timeline of the play's publication and productions.
(d) A graph showing the correlation between sexual activity and suicide.

2. What is Eros according to Bentley?
(a) An instinct for life.
(b) An instinct for death.
(c) Sexual love.
(d) Romantic love.

3. Who wrote A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Bertolt Brecht.
(b) Georg Buchner.
(c) Frank Wedekind.
(d) Peter DeBerg.

4. During what war was the play censored in Germany?
(a) Korean War.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

5. Who keeps Melchior from committing suicide?
(a) Ernst.
(b) Moritz.
(c) Wendla.
(d) A masked man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ultimately, what does Bentley suggest about the masked man?

2. According to Bentley's analysis, who may NOT be the masked figure at the end of the play?

3. To whom does Bentley relate the masked man, especially in relation to summary of morality?

4. When was the play produced in America?

5. What is interesting about realism and expressionism in regards to this play?

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