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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Eros according to Bentley?
2. What favor does Moritz ask of Melchior in Act 1, Scene 2?
3. What are Melchior, Moritz, and the boys doing outside in Act 1, Scene 2?
4. How many students are competing for sixty seats?
5. Why is Mrs. Bergmann concerned about Wendla's dress?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was this play frequently repressed after the initial publication?
2. In the introduction, why is this play deemed as widely disliked by feminists?
3. Why is Mrs. Bergmann concerned about Wendla's old dress?
4. What is pointed out to Moritz in Act I, scene 4 that deflates his happiness?
5. What is Wendla's attitude about her old dress and new dress in the beginning of the play?
6. Why is this play described as "coming-of-age?"
7. How do Mrs. Bergmann and Wendla deal with the girl's maturation in Act I, Scene 1?
8. Describe Martha's parents.
9. Why does Moritz not want to listen to Melchior's explanations about sex?
10. Why does Wendla fantasize about being beaten? How does she handle it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the adults portrayed in this play? To what purpose are they lampooned? How is the character of Mrs. Gabor used to show the power of adults and the consequences of misunderstanding their children? Is Mrs. Bergmann meant to be a sympathetic character? Why or why not? How does Moritz's father represent the majority of the adults in this play? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Pick one of the following topics to write about:
- The father-son dynamic of both the playwright and the play.
- Eros and Thanatos.
- Expressionism and Realism in Spring Awakening: A Children's Tragedy.
Essay Topic 3
What is significant about Melchior's fascination with Goethe and his presentation of "Faust?" Why should Mrs. Gabor express concern over her son reading "Faust?" How does the story of Faust mirror Melchior's story? How is Goethe's philosophy seen in Melchior's belief system? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.
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