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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. Ultimately, what does Bentley suggest about the masked man?
(a) He is the voice of Melchior's conscience.
(b) He is a father's voice from Melchior's subconscious.
(c) He is Moritz's father.
(d) He is Melchior's inner child.

2. Who wrote A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Bertolt Brecht.
(b) Frank Wedekind.
(c) Peter DeBerg.
(d) Georg Buchner.

3. According to Bentley, what event in Wedekind's life influences the plot of A Children's Tragedy?
(a) A double suicide at the author's school.
(b) His girlfriend's miscarriage.
(c) His sister ran away from home.
(d) Coming out to his family.

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

5. Who does Bentley believe is the inspiration for the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Gabor?
(a) The parents of Wedekind's girlfriend.
(b) Wedekind's parents.
(c) Wedekind's siblings.
(d) The prime minister and his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bentley describe Moritz and Melchior in relationship to each other?

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

3. In what way is the love between Moritz and Melchior described?

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

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

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