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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 did people find so offensive about A Children's Tragedy when it was first written?
(a) Wedekind's sexuality.
(b) Wedekind's political alliances.
(c) The sexual content.
(d) The criticism of Germany's role in Hitler's rise to power.

2. What is interesting about realism and expressionism in regards to this play?
(a) The play mixes both of them together.
(b) The play makes a clear stand against expressionism.
(c) The play ignores both styles and mocks them in absurdism.
(d) The play makes a clear stand against realism.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of the objectionable content of the play, what did Wedekind have to do for the play to be printed?

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

3. What form does the play evolve into?

4. What was the result of Wedekind's conflicts while writing?

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

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