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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. According to the summary, who is raped in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Melchior.
(b) Wendla.
(c) Thea.
(d) Moritz.

2. While Wedekind wrote his play, what were people questioning?
(a) The censoring of theater and literature.
(b) The father's authority.
(c) War.
(d) Wedekind's writing style.

3. How was the rape scene censored in reissues of A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Wendla was given a line that shows clear consent.
(b) It was taken out of the script entirely.
(c) Melchior does not go through with the rape.
(d) It was scripted to take place in a blackout.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the introduction, what is NOT one of the mentioned allusions in the play?

2. Who starts to explain sex to Moritz in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Who does Bentley believe is the inspiration for the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Gabor?

4. What does Melchior tell Wendla about his belief in people who enjoy doing charity work?

5. What is Eros according to Bentley?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of the Moritat in the introduction?

3. How do Mrs. Bergmann and Wendla deal with the girl's maturation in Act I, Scene 1?

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

5. How was "Spring Awakening" treated in Germany during both World Wars?

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

7. According to Bentley, what are some possible identities of the masked man at the end of the play?

8. What is significant about the number sixty in relation to Moritz?

9. What is Wendla's attitude about her old dress and new dress in the beginning of the play?

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

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