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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. Who is the author of the introduction to the play?
(a) Frank Wedekind.
(b) Noel Coward.
(c) Antonin Artaud.
(d) Eric Bentley.

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

3. Why did Martha, after being punished for the ribbon, come back inside?
(a) She was too clothed for the heat.
(b) She was naked and it was cold.
(c) She was being chased by boys.
(d) She was lonely.

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

5. While Wedekind wrote his play, what were people questioning?
(a) Wedekind's writing style.
(b) The father's authority.
(c) The censoring of theater and literature.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Moritz fantasize about in the last scene of the second act?

2. What is a Moritat?

3. Where does Act II, Scene 3 take place?

4. What does Ilsa do in lieu of going to school?

5. What do Martha and Ilsa bring to Moritz's grave?

(see the answer key)

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