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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. In the brief summary given in the introduction, what concept is Melchior struggling with?
(a) Sexual preference.
(b) Nationality.
(c) Political unrest.
(d) Morality.

2. In Act 1, Scene 2, what does Moritz dream about?
(a) God.
(b) Dying.
(c) Hell.
(d) Sex.

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

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

5. While Wedekind wrote his play, what were people questioning?
(a) The censoring of theater and literature.
(b) The father's authority.
(c) Wedekind's writing style.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Despite the complexity of A Children's Tragedy what striking aspect is the most widely known about this play?

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

5. In what form does the play begin?

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