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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 many years after the initial publication was the play performed in America?
(a) It has never been produced in America.
(b) 35.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

2. In what decade did Wedekind write A Children's Tragedy?
(a) 1900s.
(b) 1890s.
(c) 1880s.
(d) 1870s.

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

4. What was censored in reissues of A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Words alluding to the political unrest.
(b) Sexual words.
(c) Any unflattering references to the adult figures.
(d) Any words that were not German.

5. What is one of the first things presented in the introduction?
(a) A timeline of the play's publication and productions.
(b) A timeline of Wedekind's life with emphasis on events that inspired A Children's Tragedy.
(c) A graph showing the correlation between sexual activity and suicide.
(d) A pie chart depicting the average number of sexually active teenagers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Moritz commit suicide?

2. Who starts to explain sex to Moritz in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. While Wedekind wrote his play, what were people questioning?

4. Who keeps Melchior from committing suicide?

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

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