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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the adults at the graveyard, what was wrong with Moritz?
(a) Moritz was unable to come to terms with his sexuality.
(b) He did not respect his parents.
(c) He was put under too much pressure.
(d) No one cared enough to help Moritz.

2. Why does Melchior try to force Wendla to leave him alone when she comes looking for him in Act II, Scene 4?
(a) He is depressed and wants to be left alone.
(b) He is afraid.
(c) He is angry with her.
(d) He is embarrassed.

3. What do the teachers blame as the cause of Moritz's suicide?
(a) His emotionally abusive father.
(b) Melchior's suicide pact.
(c) Melchior's paper that explains sex.
(d) The pressure from school.

4. How many times has Moritz failed in class?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

5. What memento does Ilsa have of Moritz?
(a) The flower he gave her.
(b) His hat.
(c) The gun with which he shot himself.
(d) His pocket watch.

6. What is the purpose of the letter from Melchior that Mr. Gabor shows his wife?
(a) Melchior is apologizing to Wendla for the rape.
(b) Melchior is apologizing to Moritz for the paper.
(c) Melchior is criticizing the Rektor's methods of discipline.
(d) Melchior is apologizing to his father for what he has done.

7. What has Moritz threatened to do if he cannot leave the country?
(a) Renounce God.
(b) Run away to a new city.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Kill his parents.

8. What is the reason Melchior's mother believes the boys are reading Faust?
(a) They are studying the artistry.
(b) Faust's relationship with Gretch.
(c) They are looking for moral lessons.
(d) They are considering atheism.

9. What did Mrs. Bergmann tell Wendla about her sister's bed rest?
(a) Wendla was told Ina was having a baby.
(b) Wendla was told Ina was recovering from surgery.
(c) Wendla was told Ina broke her leg.
(d) Wendla was told Ina had the flu.

10. Whom does Moritz fantasize about in the last scene of the second act?
(a) His piano teacher.
(b) Wendla.
(c) Melchior.
(d) A singer.

11. How does Melchior defend himself against his professors?
(a) He points out he only wrote the truth in his paper.
(b) He points out that he had sex and did not become suicidal.
(c) He points out that Melchior had been troubled for years.
(d) He points out that Melchior never actually read his paper.

12. In Moritz's story for Melchior, how many heads does the queen have?
(a) Zero.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

13. How does Act II end?
(a) Moritz follows Ilsa home.
(b) Moritz prepares to kill himself.
(c) Moritz walks in on Melchior and Wendla.
(d) Moritz pleads with God for help.

14. Who visits Wendla's mother at the end of Act III, Scene 5?
(a) Melchior.
(b) Melchior's mother.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Mother Schmidt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is revealed as the actual cause of Wendla's death?

2. Why is Moritz devastated in Act II, Scene 5?

3. What picture is Hanschen addressing in Act II, Scene 3?

4. Who is the artist of Hanschen's picture in Act II, Scene 3?

5. According to Moritz, how many times has Ernst failed in their class?

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