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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. What question does Wendla demand an answer for from her mother in Act II, Scene 2?
(a) Ina is dying from childbirth.
(b) Wendla believes she is adopted.
(c) The truth of her parentage.
(d) Where babies come from.

2. What are Melchior's implied actions when Wendla finds him in Act II, scene 4?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Self-flagellation.
(c) Urinating.
(d) Masturbation.

3. What do Melchior and Moritz talk about when they are alone in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Parents.
(b) Homework.
(c) Sex.
(d) God.

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

5. How does Hanschen feel about the painting?
(a) He is intrigued by the colors.
(b) He is attracted to the sexuality of the painting.
(c) He is repulsed by the woman.
(d) He is fascinated by the artistry of the picture.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what form does the play begin?

2. In what way is the love between Moritz and Melchior described?

3. In Act II, Scene 1, what does Moritz tell Melchior he has been doing constantly?

4. In Moritz's story in Act II, Scene 1, how many heads does the king have?

5. According to Bentley, what event in Wedekind's life influences the plot of A Children's Tragedy?

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