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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. Why does Moritz commit suicide?
(a) He has been held back in school.
(b) He gets Ilsa pregnant.
(c) He believes he is gay.
(d) He feels responsible for Wendla's abortion.

2. According to the masked man, what is morality?
(a) A mixture of what people think should be done and what they want to do.
(b) What the government says should be done.
(c) A made-up concept to keep people in line.
(d) A fallacy of "doing good."

3. How does Bentley describe Moritz and Melchior in relationship to each other?
(a) A surrogate fatherly relationship.
(b) Complete opposites.
(c) The result of one person's love not being reciprocated.
(d) Extremely alike.

4. What is Eros according to Bentley?
(a) Romantic love.
(b) Sexual love.
(c) An instinct for death.
(d) An instinct for life.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Because of the objectionable content of the play, what did Wedekind have to do for the play to be printed?

3. In the introduction, what is NOT one of the mentioned allusions in the play?

4. During what war was the play suppressed in Germany?

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

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