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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. In Act 1, Scene 2, what does Moritz dream about?
(a) Dying.
(b) God.
(c) Hell.
(d) Sex.

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

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

4. What is the most important relationship depicted in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Melchior and Wendla's relationship.
(b) Ilsa and Moritz's near romance.
(c) The friendship between Moritz and Melchior.
(d) The bond between Moritz and his father.

5. In what country does A Children's Tragedy take place?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Austria.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Thanatos according to Bentley?

3. In their first encounter, what question does Melchior pose to Wendla?

4. How do all the boys in Act 1, Scene 2 two know each other?

5. What was censored in reissues of A Children's Tragedy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the main theme of one of the characters that is pointed out as being a philosophy of Goethe.

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

6. Why was this play frequently repressed after the initial publication?

7. What are Melchior's beliefs about good deeds, as related to Wendla?

8. Describe Martha's parents.

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

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

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