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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 most important relationship depicted in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) The bond between Moritz and his father.
(b) Ilsa and Moritz's near romance.
(c) Melchior and Wendla's relationship.
(d) The friendship between Moritz and Melchior.

2. What information does Moritz discover in Act 1, Scene 4 that cheers him up?
(a) He will be sent two grades up in advanced classes.
(b) He is still passing his grade.
(c) He will be promoted to the next grade.
(d) He has already flunked out of school.

3. What fantasy does Wendla admit to having to Melchior?
(a) Being beaten.
(b) Having sex.
(c) Running away.
(d) Marrying Melchior.

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

5. Where does Act 1, Scene 5 take place?
(a) School.
(b) The woods.
(c) The river.
(d) The barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bentley describe Moritz and Melchior in relationship to each other?

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

3. What is Eros according to Bentley?

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

5. What does Melchior initially believe about people who do good works?

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