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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. What favor does Moritz ask of Melchior in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He asks Melchior to visit him later that night.
(b) He asks him to write about sex so he may read it later.
(c) He asks Melchior to help him study.
(d) He asks him not to tell anyone about his ignorance.

2. Ultimately, what does Bentley suggest about the masked man?
(a) He is the voice of Melchior's conscience.
(b) He is Moritz's father.
(c) He is a father's voice from Melchior's subconscious.
(d) He is Melchior's inner child.

3. What is the most important relationship depicted in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Melchior and Wendla's relationship.
(b) The bond between Moritz and his father.
(c) The friendship between Moritz and Melchior.
(d) Ilsa and Moritz's near romance.

4. What was censored in reissues of A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Any unflattering references to the adult figures.
(b) Words alluding to the political unrest.
(c) Any words that were not German.
(d) Sexual words.

5. Why does Moritz commit suicide?
(a) He has been held back in school.
(b) He gets Ilsa pregnant.
(c) He feels responsible for Wendla's abortion.
(d) He believes he is gay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wendla complain about her new dress?

2. In what way is the love between Moritz and Melchior described?

3. In what decade did Wedekind write A Children's Tragedy?

4. In the first scene, what does Wendla wonder about her future?

5. Who wrote A Children's Tragedy?

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