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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 birthday is being celebrated for Wendla in Act I, Scene 1?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Twelve.

2. For how long may Wendla wear her old dress?
(a) One more month.
(b) One more summer.
(c) One more year.
(d) One more week.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During what war was the play censored in Germany?

3. What is Thanatos according to Bentley?

4. How many years after the initial publication was the play performed in America?

5. How wide is Moritz's knowledge of maturation?

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