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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. According to the masked man, what is morality?
(a) What the government says should be done.
(b) A mixture of what people think should be done and what they want to do.
(c) A made-up concept to keep people in line.
(d) A fallacy of "doing good."

2. How does Moritz react when being told about sex?
(a) He becomes aroused.
(b) He tries to argue with the points being made.
(c) He wants to know more.
(d) He does not want to listen.

3. What does Mrs. Bergmann wonder about Wendla in the first scene?
(a) She wonders what Wendla will look like in a few years.
(b) She wonders if Wendla is aware of her changing body.
(c) She wonders what sort of mother Wendla will make.
(d) She wonders if Wendla will survive her adolescence.

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

5. How many years after the initial publication was the play performed in America?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 35.
(d) It has never been produced in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 2, what does Moritz dream about?

2. Why does Wendla die?

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

4. What did people find so offensive about A Children's Tragedy when it was first written?

5. In what country does A Children's Tragedy take place?

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