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

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

3. What happened to the play after it was first printed?
(a) It was banned in Europe.
(b) It was produced immediately and became a huge hit.
(c) It took years to produce in the complete form.
(d) There were mass book-burnings for the script.

4. Why is Mrs. Bergmann concerned about Wendla's dress?
(a) It is too long on her.
(b) It is too short for her.
(c) It is too adult for her.
(d) It is too shapeless on her.

5. How does Bentley describe Moritz and Melchior in relationship to each other?
(a) A surrogate fatherly relationship.
(b) Complete opposites.
(c) Extremely alike.
(d) The result of one person's love not being reciprocated.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who starts to explain sex to Moritz in Act 1, Scene 2?

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