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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 one of the first things presented in the introduction?
(a) A timeline of Wedekind's life with emphasis on events that inspired A Children's Tragedy.
(b) A timeline of the play's publication and productions.
(c) A pie chart depicting the average number of sexually active teenagers.
(d) A graph showing the correlation between sexual activity and suicide.

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

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

4. What is Eros according to Bentley?
(a) An instinct for life.
(b) Romantic love.
(c) Sexual love.
(d) An instinct for death.

5. What in particular does Bentley highlight in his Moritat?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Brotherly love.
(c) Sex.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What theatrical genre is combined with tragedy as part of this play's complexity?

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

5. What is interesting about realism and expressionism in regards to this play?

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