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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. 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.

2. In the introduction, what is NOT one of the mentioned allusions in the play?
(a) Faust.
(b) Brecht.
(c) Goethe.
(d) The Bible.

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

4. In the brief summary given in the introduction, what concept is Melchior struggling with?
(a) Nationality.
(b) Morality.
(c) Sexual preference.
(d) Political unrest.

5. According to the summary, who is raped in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Moritz.
(b) Wendla.
(c) Melchior.
(d) Thea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is considered the most sexual scene in A Children's Tragedy?

3. What is the function of the Moritat in the introduction?

4. Why does Wendla die?

5. In what decade did Wedekind write A Children's Tragedy?

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