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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 do the boys in Act 1, Scene 2 complain about?
(a) Homework.
(b) Girls.
(c) Parents.
(d) Church.

2. In the introduction, what is NOT one of the mentioned allusions in the play?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Faust.
(c) Brecht.
(d) Goethe.

3. What is considered the most sexual scene in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) The masturbation scene in the reformatory.
(b) Melchior explaining sex to Moritz.
(c) Ilsa's attraction to Moritz.
(d) Wendla's rape.

4. 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 timeline of Wedekind's life with emphasis on events that inspired A Children's Tragedy.
(c) A timeline of the play's publication and productions.
(d) A graph showing the correlation between sexual activity and suicide.

5. What favor does Moritz ask of Melchior in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He asks Melchior to help him study.
(b) He asks him to write about sex so he may read it later.
(c) He asks him not to tell anyone about his ignorance.
(d) He asks Melchior to visit him later that night.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Wendla claim about the thoughts her mother finds offensive in the first scene?

3. What does Moritz admit to considering if he flunks?

4. Where does Act 1, Scene 5 take place?

5. What do the girls in Act 1, Scene 3 decide they all want one day?

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