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

3. How must Martha always wear her hair?
(a) In a bun.
(b) Loose.
(c) Braids.
(d) Short.

4. What does Mrs. Bergmann wonder about Wendla in the first scene?
(a) She wonders if Wendla is aware of her changing body.
(b) She wonders what sort of mother Wendla will make.
(c) She wonders what Wendla will look like in a few years.
(d) She wonders if Wendla will survive her adolescence.

5. What is the function of the Moritat in the introduction?
(a) Highlights the salacious points of the play.
(b) Highlights the subtleties of the play.
(c) Highlights the political undertones of the play.
(d) Highlights the absurdities and fantastic elements of the play.

6. In what form does the play begin?
(a) Experimental.
(b) Realism.
(c) Absurdism.
(d) Expressionism.

7. Who does Bentley believe is the inspiration for the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Gabor?
(a) Wedekind's parents.
(b) Wedekind's siblings.
(c) The parents of Wedekind's girlfriend.
(d) The prime minister and his wife.

8. What errand has Wendla been sent on in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) She is to gather wood for her father.
(b) She is to gather flowers for her sister.
(c) She is to gather mushrooms for her mother.
(d) She is to gather plants for her mother.

9. How does Moritz react when being told about sex?
(a) He wants to know more.
(b) He tries to argue with the points being made.
(c) He becomes aroused.
(d) He does not want to listen.

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

11. Why does Wendla complain about her new dress?
(a) She feels it is too revealing of her figure.
(b) She feels it is too long and shapeless.
(c) She feels it is too short.
(d) She feels it is too childish.

12. What does Melchior initially believe about people who do good works?
(a) He believes it is for their own benefit.
(b) He believes they will go to Heaven.
(c) He believes they are half-mad.
(d) He believes they do it to relieve guilt.

13. How many years after the initial publication was the play performed in America?
(a) It has never been produced in America.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 35.

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

15. Despite the complexity of A Children's Tragedy what striking aspect is the most widely known about this play?
(a) The suicide.
(b) The political undertones.
(c) The sexual content.
(d) The complexity of the characters.