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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II, Scene 4 through Act II, Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long may Wendla wear her old dress?
(a) One more week.
(b) One more summer.
(c) One more year.
(d) One more month.

2. What does Moritz debate as being worth staying alive for?
(a) His family.
(b) Experiencing sex.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Melchior's friendship.

3. According to Mrs. Gabor, what favor is she unable to perform for Moritz?
(a) Give Moritz money to flee the country.
(b) Falsify Mortiz's grades for him.
(c) Allow him to move into their home.
(d) Teach him about sex.

4. In what decade did Wedekind write A Children's Tragedy?
(a) 1870s.
(b) 1890s.
(c) 1900s.
(d) 1880s.

5. What question does Wendla demand an answer for from her mother in Act II, Scene 2?
(a) Wendla believes she is adopted.
(b) The truth of her parentage.
(c) Ina is dying from childbirth.
(d) Where babies come from.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Wedekind wrote his play, what were people questioning?

2. What was the result of Wedekind's conflicts while writing?

3. Where does Act II, Scene 7 take place?

4. What theatrical genre is combined with tragedy as part of this play's complexity?

5. What is Thanatos according to Bentley?

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