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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What information does Moritz discover in Act 1, Scene 4 that cheers him up?
(a) He will be promoted to the next grade.
(b) He is still passing his grade.
(c) He has already flunked out of school.
(d) He will be sent two grades up in advanced classes.

2. What happened to Martha when her parents saw her with a ribbon on her nightgown?
(a) They forced her to remove the ribbon.
(b) They tore off her ribbon.
(c) They tore off her nightgown.
(d) They forced her to wear a burlap sack.

3. What is the purpose of Wendla's errand in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) The plants are to flavor wine.
(b) The wood is for a fire.
(c) The flowers are for a centerpiece.
(d) The plants are for medicine.

4. What do the boys in Act 1, Scene 2 complain about?
(a) Girls.
(b) Church.
(c) Parents.
(d) Homework.

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

6. What are Melchior, Moritz, and the boys doing outside in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Singing.
(b) Digging holes.
(c) Playing.
(d) Studying.

7. In the brief summary given in the introduction, what concept is Melchior struggling with?
(a) Nationality.
(b) Morality.
(c) Political unrest.
(d) Sexual preference.

8. Who wrote A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Peter DeBerg.
(b) Georg Buchner.
(c) Bertolt Brecht.
(d) Frank Wedekind.

9. How does Melchior feel about people who end up in Hell because they do not enjoy visiting the poor?
(a) It is society's fault for putting the pressure on them.
(b) It is through no fault of their own.
(c) It is entirely their fault.
(d) It is the Church's fault.

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

11. What is a Moritat?
(a) A short poem.
(b) A story written backwards.
(c) A postscript.
(d) A short statement.

12. What fantasy does Wendla admit to having to Melchior?
(a) Having sex.
(b) Running away.
(c) Being beaten.
(d) Marrying Melchior.

13. Why does Moritz commit suicide?
(a) He has been held back in school.
(b) He believes he is gay.
(c) He gets Ilsa pregnant.
(d) He feels responsible for Wendla's abortion.

14. What excuse does Moritz give in order to escape the discussion about sex?
(a) He needs to talk to his father.
(b) He needs to find his girlfriend.
(c) He needs to go pray.
(d) He has too much homework.

15. What in particular does Bentley highlight in his Moritat?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Politics.
(c) Sex.
(d) Brotherly love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Bergmann wonder about Wendla in the first scene?

2. According to Moritz, what is designed to flunk out the students at their school?

3. Where does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?

4. What birthday is being celebrated for Wendla in Act I, Scene 1?

5. How many years after the initial publication was the play performed in America?

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