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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. What is one of the first things presented in the introduction?
(a) A pie chart depicting the average number of sexually active teenagers.
(b) A timeline of the play's publication and productions.
(c) A timeline of Wedekind's life with emphasis on events that inspired A Children's Tragedy.
(d) A graph showing the correlation between sexual activity and suicide.

2. What is the most important relationship depicted in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Melchior and Wendla's relationship.
(b) The friendship between Moritz and Melchior.
(c) The bond between Moritz and his father.
(d) Ilsa and Moritz's near romance.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What form does the play evolve into?

3. Who is the author of the introduction to the play?

4. When was the play produced in America?

5. What is a Moritat?

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