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

2. In what decade did Wedekind write A Children's Tragedy?
(a) 1880s.
(b) 1890s.
(c) 1900s.
(d) 1870s.

3. What sort of story is A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Absurdism.
(b) Theater of Cruelty.
(c) Coming-of-age.
(d) Morality play.

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

5. According to Bentley's analysis, who may NOT be the masked figure at the end of the play?
(a) Life.
(b) Goethe.
(c) Satan.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the most sexual scene of the play, what is alluded to heavily?

3. When was the play produced in America?

4. Despite the complexity of A Children's Tragedy what striking aspect is the most widely known about this play?

5. While Wedekind wrote his play, what were people questioning?

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