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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Scene 1 through Act I, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who starts to explain sex to Moritz in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Wendla.
(b) Melchior.
(c) Ilsa.
(d) Mortiz's father.

2. For how long may Wendla wear her old dress?
(a) One more summer.
(b) One more month.
(c) One more year.
(d) One more week.

3. According to Bentley, what event in Wedekind's life influences the plot of A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Coming out to his family.
(b) A double suicide at the author's school.
(c) His sister ran away from home.
(d) His girlfriend's miscarriage.

4. What theatrical genre is combined with tragedy as part of this play's complexity?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Theater of the poor.
(c) Absurdism.
(d) Theater of cruelty.

5. What do Melchior and Moritz talk about when they are alone in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Parents.
(b) God.
(c) Homework.
(d) Sex.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do all the boys in Act 1, Scene 2 two know each other?

3. How does Moritz react when being told about sex?

4. According to Bentley's analysis, who may NOT be the masked figure at the end of the play?

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

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