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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ten Notes: 6, God the Father, Father the God through 10, The Question of Style.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom was Wedekind finding conflict while writing his play?
(a) His lover.
(b) The government.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

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

3. What is a Moritat?
(a) A short statement.
(b) A postscript.
(c) A story written backwards.
(d) A short poem.

4. What is Eros according to Bentley?
(a) Romantic love.
(b) Sexual love.
(c) An instinct for death.
(d) An instinct for life.

5. What is interesting about realism and expressionism in regards to this play?
(a) The play makes a clear stand against expressionism.
(b) The play ignores both styles and mocks them in absurdism.
(c) The play mixes both of them together.
(d) The play makes a clear stand against realism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was censored in reissues of A Children's Tragedy?

2. What is one of the first things presented in the introduction?

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

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

5. According to Bentley, what event in Wedekind's life influences the plot of A Children's Tragedy?

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