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

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

3. In the first scene, what does Wendla wonder about her future?
(a) She wonders what she will look like in a few years.
(b) She wonders if she will make it to adulthood.
(c) She wonders what sort of husband she will have.
(d) She wonders what sort of mother she will make.

4. Despite the complexity of A Children's Tragedy what striking aspect is the most widely known about this play?
(a) The sexual content.
(b) The suicide.
(c) The political undertones.
(d) The complexity of the characters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Eros according to Bentley?

2. What did people find so offensive about A Children's Tragedy when it was first written?

3. What is interesting about realism and expressionism in regards to this play?

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

5. What does Moritz admit to considering if he flunks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does this play fit into both genres of expressionism and realism?

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

7. Describe Martha's parents.

8. Why is Mrs. Bergmann concerned about Wendla's old dress?

9. What are some of the main philosophical influences and allusions in A Children's Tragedy?

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

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