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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II, Scene 4 through Act II, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What errand has Wendla been sent on in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) She is to gather flowers for her sister.
(b) She is to gather wood for her father.
(c) She is to gather mushrooms for her mother.
(d) She is to gather plants for her mother.

2. What theatrical genre is combined with tragedy as part of this play's complexity?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Absurdism.
(c) Theater of the poor.
(d) Theater of cruelty.

3. How do all the boys in Act 1, Scene 2 two know each other?
(a) Church.
(b) They are all related to each other.
(c) School.
(d) Government-sanctioned parties.

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

5. Who is the artist of Hanschen's picture in Act II, Scene 3?
(a) Wedekind.
(b) Salvador Dali.
(c) Da Vinci.
(d) Palma Vecchio.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Moritz's story in Act II, Scene 1, how many heads does the king have?

2. How is Wendla's body, in terms of maturation?

3. What does Wendla ask of Melchior at the end of Act 1?

4. While Wedekind wrote his play, what were people questioning?

5. According to Moritz, what is designed to flunk out the students at their school?

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