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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Scene 3 through Act I, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Moritz believe about why students will flunk out of their class?
(a) He believes students that are flunked are victims of class discrimination.
(b) He believes students who flunk are merely lazy.
(c) He believes that the school is making the class small enough to fit in next year's classroom.
(d) He believes that students who flunk are too smart for school.

2. Despite the complexity of A Children's Tragedy what striking aspect is the most widely known about this play?
(a) The complexity of the characters.
(b) The political undertones.
(c) The suicide.
(d) The sexual content.

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

4. According to Bentley, what event in Wedekind's life influences the plot of A Children's Tragedy?
(a) A double suicide at the author's school.
(b) His girlfriend's miscarriage.
(c) Coming out to his family.
(d) His sister ran away from home.

5. In the most sexual scene of the play, what is alluded to heavily?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Faust.
(c) Brecht.
(d) Goethe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the masked man, what is morality?

3. What was the result of Wedekind's conflicts while writing?

4. Ultimately, what does Bentley suggest about the masked man?

5. Why is Moritz concerned about another boy's standing in his class?

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