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A Children's Tragedy Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Moritz react when being told about sex?
(a) He tries to argue with the points being made.
(b) He becomes aroused.
(c) He wants to know more.
(d) He does not want to listen.

3. Why does Wendla complain about her new dress?
(a) She feels it is too revealing of her figure.
(b) She feels it is too childish.
(c) She feels it is too short.
(d) She feels it is too long and shapeless.

4. What birthday is being celebrated for Wendla in Act I, Scene 1?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirteen.

5. How is Wendla's body, in terms of maturation?
(a) Slightly below average.
(b) Matronly.
(c) Very under-developed.
(d) Well-developed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Act 1, Scene 5 take place?

2. How many students are competing for sixty seats?

3. With whom was Wedekind finding conflict while writing his play?

4. According to the summary, who is raped in A Children's Tragedy?

5. Despite the complexity of A Children's Tragedy what striking aspect is the most widely known about this play?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the introduction, why is this play deemed as widely disliked by feminists?

2. How does Bentley describe Moritz and Melchior in relation to each other in his introduction?

3. What startling admission does Moritz give in Act I, Scene 4? Why?

4. Describe the main theme of one of the characters that is pointed out as being a philosophy of Goethe.

5. What does Moritz believe is the purpose of his school's exams?

6. What are some of the ways this play was censored in re-prints?

7. What are Melchior's beliefs about good deeds, as related to Wendla?

8. According to the summary in the introduction, what will happen to Melchior?

9. What is Wendla's attitude about her old dress and new dress in the beginning of the play?

10. What does Moritz reveal himself completely ignorant about in Act I, Scene 2?

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