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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mr. Gabor wish to send Melchior in Act III, Scene 3?
(a) Prison.
(b) England for school.
(c) Reform school.
(d) Seminary school.

2. What does Moritz admit to considering if he flunks?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Becoming a criminal.
(c) Running away.
(d) Entering the church.

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

4. Where does Act II, Scene 7 take place?
(a) The riverbank.
(b) Church.
(c) School.
(d) Melchior's house.

5. What does Ilsa mention as a feature in one of her lover's apartments?
(a) Running water.
(b) A mirror over the bed.
(c) A vase of flowers.
(d) An erotic mosaic over the headboard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the rape scene censored in reissues of A Children's Tragedy?

2. Where does Act II, Scene 4 take place?

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

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

5. How does Melchior feel about people who end up in Hell because they do not enjoy visiting the poor?

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