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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. What is the function of the Moritat in the introduction?
(a) Highlights the absurdities and fantastic elements of the play.
(b) Highlights the subtleties of the play.
(c) Highlights the political undertones of the play.
(d) Highlights the salacious points of the play.

2. What was the result of Wedekind's conflicts while writing?
(a) He left his position within the government.
(b) He left the country.
(c) He moved into a commune for artists.
(d) He left home.

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

4. In what country does A Children's Tragedy take place?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Austria.
(d) Italy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What theatrical genre is combined with tragedy as part of this play's complexity?

4. What did people find so offensive about A Children's Tragedy when it was first written?

5. What sort of story is A Children's Tragedy?

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