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

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

3. While Wedekind wrote his play, what were people questioning?
(a) War.
(b) The censoring of theater and literature.
(c) The father's authority.
(d) Wedekind's writing style.

4. Because of the objectionable content of the play, what did Wedekind have to do for the play to be printed?
(a) Marry the daughter of a publisher.
(b) Agree to a free commission of another play for the publisher.
(c) Write out every script used for the first performance.
(d) Pay for publication himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most important relationship depicted in A Children's Tragedy?

2. What happened to the play after it was first printed?

3. What is Melchior's relationship to Moritz?

4. When was the play produced in America?

5. Who wrote A Children's Tragedy?

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