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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. During what war was the play suppressed in Germany?
(a) Korean War.
(b) World War II.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) World War I.

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

3. How many years after the initial publication was the play performed in America?
(a) 35.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) It has never been produced in America.

4. What form does the play evolve into?
(a) Experimental.
(b) Absurdism.
(c) Realism.
(d) Expressionism.

5. What is Thanatos according to Bentley?
(a) Driving towards death.
(b) Romantic love.
(c) A drive towards life.
(d) Sexual love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the rape scene censored in reissues of A Children's Tragedy?

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

3. In what form does the play begin?

4. In the brief summary given in the introduction, what concept is Melchior struggling with?

5. According to the masked man, what is morality?

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