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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 Melchior's relationship to Moritz?
(a) They are lovers.
(b) They are enemies.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) They are best friends.

2. Who keeps Melchior from committing suicide?
(a) A masked man.
(b) Moritz.
(c) Ernst.
(d) Wendla.

3. According to Bentley, what group of people does not like this play?
(a) Feminists.
(b) Environmentalists.
(c) Libertarians.
(d) Abstinence-only groups.

4. During what war was the play suppressed in Germany?
(a) World War II.
(b) Korean War.
(c) World War I.
(d) Vietnam War.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country does A Children's Tragedy take place?

2. What is Eros according to Bentley?

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

4. When was the play produced in America?

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

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