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

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

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

4. 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.

5. What is considered the most sexual scene in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Wendla's rape.
(b) Ilsa's attraction to Moritz.
(c) Melchior explaining sex to Moritz.
(d) The masturbation scene in the reformatory.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Bentley relate the masked man, especially in relation to summary of morality?

2. How does Bentley describe Moritz and Melchior in relationship to each other?

3. According to Bentley, what group of people does not like this play?

4. What was censored in reissues of A Children's Tragedy?

5. Despite the complexity of A Children's Tragedy what striking aspect is the most widely known about this play?

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