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

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

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

4. To whom does Bentley relate the masked man, especially in relation to summary of morality?
(a) Faust.
(b) Brecht.
(c) Goethe.
(d) Wedekind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote A Children's Tragedy?

2. What are Melchior, Moritz, and the boys doing outside in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

4. Ultimately, what does Bentley suggest about the masked man?

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

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