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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 does Wendla claim about the thoughts her mother finds offensive in the first scene?
(a) She says they come to her at night.
(b) She says she hears the girls at school expressing similar thoughts.
(c) She says her sister tells her these thoughts.
(d) She says that she overhears her mother expressing these thoughts.

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

3. With whom was Wedekind finding conflict while writing his play?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) The government.
(d) His lover.

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

5. Ultimately, what does Bentley suggest about the masked man?
(a) He is the voice of Melchior's conscience.
(b) He is Melchior's inner child.
(c) He is Moritz's father.
(d) He is a father's voice from Melchior's subconscious.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country does A Children's Tragedy take place?

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

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

4. What birthday is being celebrated for Wendla in Act I, Scene 1?

5. Who keeps Melchior from committing suicide?

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