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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. How is Wendla's body, in terms of maturation?
(a) Very under-developed.
(b) Slightly below average.
(c) Well-developed.
(d) Matronly.

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

3. How does Bentley describe Moritz and Melchior in relationship to each other?
(a) Complete opposites.
(b) A surrogate fatherly relationship.
(c) The result of one person's love not being reciprocated.
(d) Extremely alike.

4. According to Bentley, what event in Wedekind's life influences the plot of A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Coming out to his family.
(b) His girlfriend's miscarriage.
(c) His sister ran away from home.
(d) A double suicide at the author's school.

5. What is the function of the Moritat in the introduction?
(a) Highlights the salacious points of the play.
(b) Highlights the subtleties of the play.
(c) Highlights the absurdities and fantastic elements of the play.
(d) Highlights the political undertones of the play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Melchior and Moritz talk about when they are alone in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. According to the masked man, what is morality?

3. What form does the play evolve into?

4. What sort of story is A Children's Tragedy?

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

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