View a FREE sample

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. What did people find so offensive about A Children's Tragedy when it was first written?
(a) Wedekind's political alliances.
(b) The sexual content.
(c) Wedekind's sexuality.
(d) The criticism of Germany's role in Hitler's rise to power.

2. In Moritz's story in Act II, Scene 1, how many heads does the king have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Zero.

3. For how long may Wendla wear her old dress?
(a) One more month.
(b) One more summer.
(c) One more year.
(d) One more week.

4. How was the rape scene censored in reissues of A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Wendla was given a line that shows clear consent.
(b) Melchior does not go through with the rape.
(c) It was scripted to take place in a blackout.
(d) It was taken out of the script entirely.

5. Despite the complexity of A Children's Tragedy what striking aspect is the most widely known about this play?
(a) The suicide.
(b) The complexity of the characters.
(c) The political undertones.
(d) The sexual content.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Bergmann attempt to explain her new grandson to Wendla?

2. How does Moritz vent his frustration at the end of Act II, Scene 7?

3. Where does Act II, Scene 7 take place?

4. What memento does Ilsa have of Moritz?

5. What do the teachers blame as the cause of Moritz's suicide?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 268 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample