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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Scene 1 through Act I, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Bertolt Brecht.
(b) Frank Wedekind.
(c) Georg Buchner.
(d) Peter DeBerg.

2. According to Bentley's analysis, who may NOT be the masked figure at the end of the play?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Life.
(c) God.
(d) Satan.

3. What do the boys in Act 1, Scene 2 complain about?
(a) Girls.
(b) Church.
(c) Homework.
(d) Parents.

4. Why is Mrs. Bergmann concerned about Wendla's dress?
(a) It is too short for her.
(b) It is too long on her.
(c) It is too adult for her.
(d) It is too shapeless on her.

5. What excuse does Moritz give in order to escape the discussion about sex?
(a) He needs to go pray.
(b) He needs to find his girlfriend.
(c) He needs to talk to his father.
(d) He has too much homework.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Bergmann wonder about Wendla in the first scene?

2. What did people find so offensive about A Children's Tragedy when it was first written?

3. Who is the author of the introduction to the play?

4. What is interesting about realism and expressionism in regards to this play?

5. During what war was the play censored in Germany?

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