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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Scene 1 through Act I, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Melchior's relationship to Moritz?
(a) They are enemies.
(b) They are best friends.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) They are lovers.

2. What birthday is being celebrated for Wendla in Act I, Scene 1?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Fourteen.

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

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

5. What is the most important relationship depicted in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Melchior and Wendla's relationship.
(b) The bond between Moritz and his father.
(c) The friendship between Moritz and Melchior.
(d) Ilsa and Moritz's near romance.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what war was the play censored in Germany?

2. Despite the complexity of A Children's Tragedy what striking aspect is the most widely known about this play?

3. According to Bentley, what group of people does not like this play?

4. How does Moritz feel about his dreams?

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

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