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

2. In the most sexual scene of the play, what is alluded to heavily?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Goethe.
(c) Brecht.
(d) Faust.

3. In the introduction, what is NOT one of the mentioned allusions in the play?
(a) Brecht.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Faust.
(d) Goethe.

4. What sort of story is A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Coming-of-age.
(b) Morality play.
(c) Theater of Cruelty.
(d) Absurdism.

5. Why does Moritz commit suicide?
(a) He has been held back in school.
(b) He feels responsible for Wendla's abortion.
(c) He believes he is gay.
(d) He gets Ilsa pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most important relationship depicted in A Children's Tragedy?

2. With whom was Wedekind finding conflict while writing his play?

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

4. What is the function of the Moritat in the introduction?

5. Who keeps Melchior from committing suicide?

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