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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III, Scene 4 through Act III, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What picture is Hanschen addressing in Act II, Scene 3?
(a) "Aphrodite."
(b) "Daphne and the Hunters."
(c) "Venus."
(d) A picture of the Pieta.

2. Who visits Wendla's mother at the end of Act III, Scene 5?
(a) Melchior.
(b) Mother Schmidt.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Melchior's mother.

3. What does Melchior start to do to Wendla when she begins to object in Act II, Scene 4?
(a) Kiss her.
(b) Talk to her.
(c) Beat her.
(d) Help her with her work.

4. Who do the girls in this play find very attractive?
(a) Melchior.
(b) Moritz.
(c) Hanschen.
(d) Ernst.

5. Where does the last scene of the play take place?
(a) The church.
(b) Melchior's school.
(c) The graveyard.
(d) The riverbank.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the brief summary given in the introduction, what concept is Melchior struggling with?

2. Why does Wendla die?

3. In what decade did Wedekind write A Children's Tragedy?

4. In what form does the play begin?

5. Why does Melchior try to force Wendla to leave him alone when she comes looking for him in Act II, Scene 4?

(see the answer key)

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