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

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

3. Where does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
(a) Melchior's home.
(b) School.
(c) Outside.
(d) Church.

4. According to the summary, who is raped in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Thea.
(b) Melchior.
(c) Wendla.
(d) Moritz.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What form does the play evolve into?

3. In the most sexual scene of the play, what is alluded to heavily?

4. What birthday is being celebrated for Wendla in Act I, Scene 1?

5. What does Moritz believe about why students will flunk out of their class?

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