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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 is one of the first things presented in the introduction?
(a) A graph showing the correlation between sexual activity and suicide.
(b) A pie chart depicting the average number of sexually active teenagers.
(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.

2. What do Melchior and Moritz talk about when they are alone in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Homework.
(b) God.
(c) Parents.
(d) Sex.

3. How was the rape scene censored in reissues of A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Melchior does not go through with the rape.
(b) Wendla was given a line that shows clear consent.
(c) It was scripted to take place in a blackout.
(d) It was taken out of the script entirely.

4. According to Bentley's analysis, who may NOT be the masked figure at the end of the play?
(a) Goethe.
(b) God.
(c) Life.
(d) Satan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students in Melchior and Moritz's class will be allowed to graduate to the next grade?

2. Where does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?

3. What in particular does Bentley highlight in his Moritat?

4. Why does Moritz commit suicide?

5. What happened to the play after it was first printed?

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