View a FREE sample

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. According to Bentley, what group of people does not like this play?
(a) Feminists.
(b) Libertarians.
(c) Environmentalists.
(d) Abstinence-only groups.

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

3. How wide is Moritz's knowledge of maturation?
(a) He has read a book with a sex scene.
(b) He is completely ignorant.
(c) He knows more about sex than the rest of his class.
(d) He has already had sex.

4. In the most sexual scene of the play, what is alluded to heavily?
(a) Faust.
(b) Goethe.
(c) Brecht.
(d) The Bible.

5. When was the play produced in America?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1897.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the summary, who is raped in A Children's Tragedy?

2. According to Bentley, what event in Wedekind's life influences the plot of A Children's Tragedy?

3. Who wrote A Children's Tragedy?

4. Why is Mrs. Bergmann concerned about Wendla's dress?

5. What in particular does Bentley highlight in his Moritat?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 205 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample