A Children's Tragedy Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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A Children's Tragedy Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II, Scene 4 through Act II, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what decade did Wedekind write A Children's Tragedy?
(a) 1880s.
(b) 1900s.
(c) 1870s.
(d) 1890s.

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

3. How does Moritz discover the information in Act 1, Scene 4 that cheers him up?
(a) He asks his teacher.
(b) He asks the teacher's assistant for help.
(c) He overhears his teacher talking to another professor about him.
(d) He looks his name up in the teacher's book.

4. What is considered the most sexual scene in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) The masturbation scene in the reformatory.
(b) Melchior explaining sex to Moritz.
(c) Ilsa's attraction to Moritz.
(d) Wendla's rape.

5. Who does Bentley believe is the inspiration for the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Gabor?
(a) The prime minister and his wife.
(b) Wedekind's parents.
(c) Wedekind's siblings.
(d) The parents of Wedekind's girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melchior start to do to Wendla when she begins to object in Act II, Scene 4?

2. According to the other boys, whose name is still on the list for consideration to be promoted?

3. What is Thanatos according to Bentley?

4. What information does Moritz discover in Act 1, Scene 4 that cheers him up?

5. What do the girls in Act 1, Scene 3 decide they all want one day?

(see the answer key)

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