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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Melchior feel about people who end up in Hell because they do not enjoy visiting the poor?
(a) It is the Church's fault.
(b) It is through no fault of their own.
(c) It is society's fault for putting the pressure on them.
(d) It is entirely their fault.

2. How many students are competing for sixty seats?
(a) Sixty-three.
(b) Sixty-five.
(c) Sixty-seven.
(d) Sixty-one.

3. With whom was Wedekind finding conflict while writing his play?
(a) His father.
(b) The government.
(c) His lover.
(d) His mother.

4. Where does Act II, Scene 7 take place?
(a) Church.
(b) The riverbank.
(c) School.
(d) Melchior's house.

5. How must Martha always wear her hair?
(a) Braids.
(b) Short.
(c) Loose.
(d) In a bun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What girl is walking home with Wendla and Martha in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. In what form does the play begin?

3. What is the purpose of Wendla's errand in Act 1, Scene 5?

4. In the introduction, what is NOT one of the mentioned allusions in the play?

5. Why did Martha, after being punished for the ribbon, come back inside?

(see the answer key)

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