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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III, Scene 1 through Act III, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a Moritat?
(a) A postscript.
(b) A story written backwards.
(c) A short poem.
(d) A short statement.

2. With whom was Wedekind finding conflict while writing his play?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His lover.
(d) The government.

3. What did people find so offensive about A Children's Tragedy when it was first written?
(a) The sexual content.
(b) The criticism of Germany's role in Hitler's rise to power.
(c) Wedekind's sexuality.
(d) Wedekind's political alliances.

4. What picture is Hanschen addressing in Act II, Scene 3?
(a) "Venus."
(b) "Daphne and the Hunters."
(c) A picture of the Pieta.
(d) "Aphrodite."

5. According to the masked man, what is morality?
(a) A made-up concept to keep people in line.
(b) What the government says should be done.
(c) A mixture of what people think should be done and what they want to do.
(d) A fallacy of "doing good."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Moritz discover the information in Act 1, Scene 4 that cheers him up?

2. According to Bentley, what event in Wedekind's life influences the plot of A Children's Tragedy?

3. Why does Wendla complain about her new dress?

4. What memento does Ilsa have of Moritz?

5. How do Martha's parents treat her?

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