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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. When was the play produced in America?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1917.

2. According to Bentley's analysis, who may NOT be the masked figure at the end of the play?
(a) Life.
(b) Goethe.
(c) God.
(d) Satan.

3. What birthday is being celebrated for Wendla in Act I, Scene 1?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Fourteen.

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

5. Why does Moritz claim to appear to Melchior at the end of the play?
(a) He says he was sent to keep Melchior company.
(b) He says Melchior is going to be punished for his role in Wendla's death.
(c) He says he was sent to tell Melchior the truth about Wendla.
(d) He says Melchior disturbed his grave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Gabor wish to send Melchior in Act III, Scene 3?

2. What errand has Wendla been sent on in Act 1, Scene 5?

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

4. Because of the objectionable content of the play, what did Wedekind have to do for the play to be printed?

5. What does Melchior start to do to Wendla when she begins to object in Act II, Scene 4?

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