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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. In what country does A Children's Tragedy take place?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Austria.

2. During what war was the play suppressed in Germany?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) Korean War.
(c) World War II.
(d) World War I.

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

4. What is interesting about realism and expressionism in regards to this play?
(a) The play mixes both of them together.
(b) The play makes a clear stand against realism.
(c) The play ignores both styles and mocks them in absurdism.
(d) The play makes a clear stand against expressionism.

5. 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) Pay for publication himself.
(c) Marry the daughter of a publisher.
(d) Write out every script used for the first performance.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. During what war was the play censored in Germany?

4. What is Melchior's relationship to Moritz?

5. What is considered the most sexual scene in A Children's Tragedy?

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