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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 form does the play evolve into?
(a) Realism.
(b) Expressionism.
(c) Absurdism.
(d) Experimental.

2. What is one of the first things presented in the introduction?
(a) A pie chart depicting the average number of sexually active teenagers.
(b) A graph showing the correlation between sexual activity and suicide.
(c) A timeline of the play's publication and productions.
(d) A timeline of Wedekind's life with emphasis on events that inspired A Children's Tragedy.

3. In the brief summary given in the introduction, what concept is Melchior struggling with?
(a) Morality.
(b) Sexual preference.
(c) Nationality.
(d) Political unrest.

4. In what form does the play begin?
(a) Absurdism.
(b) Realism.
(c) Expressionism.
(d) Experimental.

5. What sort of story is A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Coming-of-age.
(b) Theater of Cruelty.
(c) Morality play.
(d) Absurdism.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Wedekind wrote his play, what were people questioning?

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

3. What do the boys in Act 1, Scene 2 complain about?

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

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

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