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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. Why does Hanschen reason that he must destroy the painting?
(a) Destroying it will keep other people from using the picture.
(b) Destroying it will keep him from sexual desire.
(c) Destroying it will set him free to love another picture.
(d) Destroying it will keep the picture pure in his mind.

2. How many students in Melchior and Moritz's class will be allowed to graduate to the next grade?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Forty.

3. What do Melchior and Moritz talk about when they are alone in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Sex.
(b) God.
(c) Homework.
(d) Parents.

4. What are the reform school boys trying to ejaculate onto?
(a) A book.
(b) A coin.
(c) Melchior's homework.
(d) An upside-down glass.

5. How do Martha's parents treat her?
(a) They treat her better than the other parents treat their children.
(b) They coddle her.
(c) They abuse her.
(d) They spoil her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the last scene of the play take place?

2. In the brief summary given in the introduction, what concept is Melchior struggling with?

3. What happened to Martha when her parents saw her with a ribbon on her nightgown?

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

5. How does Moritz's father react to his son's death?

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