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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II, Scene 1 through Act II, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a Moritat?
(a) A postscript.
(b) A short statement.
(c) A story written backwards.
(d) A short poem.

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

3. What is interesting about realism and expressionism in regards to this play?
(a) The play makes a clear stand against realism.
(b) The play makes a clear stand against expressionism.
(c) The play ignores both styles and mocks them in absurdism.
(d) The play mixes both of them together.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hanschen do to the image while in the bathroom?

2. What excuse does Moritz give in order to escape the discussion about sex?

3. According to the summary, who is raped in A Children's Tragedy?

4. What is one of the first things presented in the introduction?

5. How many students are competing for sixty seats?

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