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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III, Scene 1 through Act III, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How must Martha always wear her hair?
(a) In a bun.
(b) Short.
(c) Braids.
(d) Loose.

3. Where does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
(a) School.
(b) Outside.
(c) Melchior's home.
(d) Church.

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

5. How does Melchior feel about people who end up in Hell because they do not enjoy visiting the poor?
(a) It is society's fault for putting the pressure on them.
(b) It is through no fault of their own.
(c) It is the Church's fault.
(d) It is entirely their fault.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Wendla's mother doing to her daughter's dress in the beginning of the play?

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

3. What do Martha and Ilsa bring to Moritz's grave?

4. According to Moritz, what is designed to flunk out the students at their school?

5. What fantasy does Wendla admit to having to Melchior?

(see the answer key)

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