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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II, Scene 1 through Act II, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Melchior's relationship to Moritz?
(a) They are enemies.
(b) They are lovers.
(c) They are best friends.
(d) They are brothers.

2. What is Eros according to Bentley?
(a) An instinct for life.
(b) An instinct for death.
(c) Romantic love.
(d) Sexual love.

3. For what does Melchior's mother warn Moritz in Act II, Scene 1?
(a) Staying out too late away from his parents.
(b) Praying too much.
(c) Not sleeping enough.
(d) Studying too much.

4. In Act II, Scene 1, what does Moritz tell Melchior he has been doing constantly?
(a) Studying.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Worrying.
(d) Praying.

5. What does Wendla ask of Melchior at the end of Act 1?
(a) She asks him if he would want to marry her one day.
(b) She asks him to make love to her.
(c) She asks him to run away to Berlin with her.
(d) She asks him to beat her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the result of Wedekind's conflicts while writing?

3. What does Wendla claim about the thoughts her mother finds offensive in the first scene?

4. After he tells Melchior his story, how does Moritz summarize his feelings?

5. What does Moritz believe about why students will flunk out of their class?

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