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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. Why does Wendla die?
(a) She is murdered to cover up her rape.
(b) Abortion pills.
(c) Suicide.
(d) She is taken into custody and dies in prison.

2. In the brief summary given in the introduction, what concept is Melchior struggling with?
(a) Morality.
(b) Nationality.
(c) Sexual preference.
(d) Political unrest.

3. In what form does the play begin?
(a) Absurdism.
(b) Experimental.
(c) Expressionism.
(d) Realism.

4. Despite the complexity of A Children's Tragedy what striking aspect is the most widely known about this play?
(a) The complexity of the characters.
(b) The political undertones.
(c) The suicide.
(d) The sexual content.

5. In what way is the love between Moritz and Melchior described?
(a) Unhealthy.
(b) Co-dependent.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Fraternal.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the play produced in America?

2. Who keeps Melchior from committing suicide?

3. How many years after the initial publication was the play performed in America?

4. In the introduction, what is NOT one of the mentioned allusions in the play?

5. What did people find so offensive about A Children's Tragedy when it was first written?

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