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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ten Notes: 6, God the Father, Father the God through 10, The Question of Style.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 complexity of the characters.
(c) The suicide.
(d) The sexual content.

2. Why does Wendla die?
(a) Suicide.
(b) She is taken into custody and dies in prison.
(c) Abortion pills.
(d) She is murdered to cover up her rape.

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

4. What form does the play evolve into?
(a) Realism.
(b) Expressionism.
(c) Experimental.
(d) Absurdism.

5. What is the function of the Moritat in the introduction?
(a) Highlights the absurdities and fantastic elements of the play.
(b) Highlights the subtleties of the play.
(c) Highlights the political undertones of the play.
(d) Highlights the salacious points of the play.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what form does the play begin?

2. According to the masked man, what is morality?

3. What is considered the most sexual scene in A Children's Tragedy?

4. What sort of characters are the women in A Children's Tragedy?

5. How many years after the initial publication was the play performed in America?

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