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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. What is the purpose of Wendla's errand in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) The plants are to flavor wine.
(b) The plants are for medicine.
(c) The wood is for a fire.
(d) The flowers are for a centerpiece.

2. What is Thanatos according to Bentley?
(a) Sexual love.
(b) Romantic love.
(c) A drive towards life.
(d) Driving towards death.

3. In what way is the love between Moritz and Melchior described?
(a) Fraternal.
(b) Unhealthy.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Co-dependent.

4. In what decade did Wedekind write A Children's Tragedy?
(a) 1890s.
(b) 1900s.
(c) 1880s.
(d) 1870s.

5. What happened to Martha when her parents saw her with a ribbon on her nightgown?
(a) They forced her to wear a burlap sack.
(b) They tore off her ribbon.
(c) They forced her to remove the ribbon.
(d) They tore off her nightgown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flowers does Wendla pick in Act II, Scene 6?

2. In Act II, Scene 5, through what medium is Mrs. Gabor addressing Moritz?

3. According to Bentley, what group of people does not like this play?

4. What does Melchior start to do to Wendla when she begins to object in Act II, Scene 4?

5. In the most sexual scene of the play, what is alluded to heavily?

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