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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. Where does Act 1, Scene 5 take place?
(a) The barn.
(b) School.
(c) The woods.
(d) The river.

2. According to Moritz, what is designed to flunk out the students at their school?
(a) The absence policy.
(b) Personality tests.
(c) Exams.
(d) The tardiness policy.

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

4. What is the function of the Moritat in the introduction?
(a) Highlights the salacious points of the play.
(b) Highlights the absurdities and fantastic elements of the play.
(c) Highlights the subtleties of the play.
(d) Highlights the political undertones of the play.

5. What sort of characters are the women in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Primary characters.
(b) Stock characters.
(c) Secondary characters.
(d) Cameos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who starts to explain sex to Moritz in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Why is Mrs. Bergmann concerned about Wendla's dress?

3. What girl is walking home with Wendla and Martha in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

5. Why does Moritz commit suicide?

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