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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. Why does Moritz commit suicide?
(a) He believes he is gay.
(b) He has been held back in school.
(c) He gets Ilsa pregnant.
(d) He feels responsible for Wendla's abortion.

2. During what war was the play suppressed in Germany?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) Korean War.

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

4. What is Eros according to Bentley?
(a) Romantic love.
(b) An instinct for death.
(c) Sexual love.
(d) An instinct for life.

5. What in particular does Bentley highlight in his Moritat?
(a) Sex.
(b) Politics.
(c) Brotherly love.
(d) Suicide.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Despite the complexity of A Children's Tragedy what striking aspect is the most widely known about this play?

3. What does Moritz believe about why students will flunk out of their class?

4. What sort of story is A Children's Tragedy?

5. Why does Wendla complain about her new dress?

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