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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Martha's punishment for the ribbon, how does she spend the night?
(a) Outside in the cold.
(b) In the tree by her window.
(c) Under her bed.
(d) On the floor in a sack.

2. In the most sexual scene of the play, what is alluded to heavily?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Brecht.
(c) Faust.
(d) The Bible.

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

4. What is one of the first things presented in the introduction?
(a) A timeline of the play's publication and productions.
(b) A timeline of Wedekind's life with emphasis on events that inspired A Children's Tragedy.
(c) A pie chart depicting the average number of sexually active teenagers.
(d) A graph showing the correlation between sexual activity and suicide.

5. According to the other boys, whose name is still on the list for consideration to be promoted?
(a) Hanschel.
(b) Ernst Robel.
(c) Gunther.
(d) Melchior.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long may Wendla wear her old dress?

2. What in particular does Bentley highlight in his Moritat?

3. How wide is Moritz's knowledge of maturation?

4. When was the play produced in America?

5. With whom was Wedekind finding conflict while writing his play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Moritz believe is the purpose of his school's exams?

2. What does Moritz reveal himself completely ignorant about in Act I, Scene 2?

3. What appears to be a key difference between Melchior and Moritz in their first scene together?

4. Why does Wendla fantasize about being beaten? How does she handle it?

5. What conflicts does Bentley discuss were essential to Wedekind during the writing of "Spring Awakening"? Why?

6. What does Moritz do in Act I, Scene 4 that nearly gets him in trouble? Why?

7. What event does Bentley claim influence Wedekind? Why?

8. How does Bentley describe Moritz and Melchior in relation to each other in his introduction?

9. Why did Martha's parents rip her nightgown from her?

10. What are some of the ways this play was censored in re-prints?

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