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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. Why does Wendla die?
(a) She is taken into custody and dies in prison.
(b) Abortion pills.
(c) Suicide.
(d) She is murdered to cover up her rape.

2. According to the masked man, what is morality?
(a) What the government says should be done.
(b) A fallacy of "doing good."
(c) A mixture of what people think should be done and what they want to do.
(d) A made-up concept to keep people in line.

3. 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 sister ran away from home.
(c) His girlfriend's miscarriage.
(d) A double suicide at the author's school.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first scene, what does Wendla wonder about her future?

2. According to Bentley, what group of people does not like this play?

3. For how long may Wendla wear her old dress?

4. When was the play produced in America?

5. What theatrical genre is combined with tragedy as part of this play's complexity?

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