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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Gabor shows his wife a letter from Melchior in the third scene of Act III.III, Scene 3. Who is it addressed to?
(a) Mr. Gabor.
(b) Wendla.
(c) Rektor Sunstroke.
(d) Moritz.

2. How does Melchior plan to escape from the reformatory?
(a) Climbing to the roof.
(b) Through the windows.
(c) Through the cellar.
(d) Hiding in the farmer's hay wagon.

3. What was censored in reissues of A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Words alluding to the political unrest.
(b) Any unflattering references to the adult figures.
(c) Any words that were not German.
(d) Sexual words.

4. What did people find so offensive about A Children's Tragedy when it was first written?
(a) The criticism of Germany's role in Hitler's rise to power.
(b) Wedekind's political alliances.
(c) Wedekind's sexuality.
(d) The sexual content.

5. During what war was the play suppressed in Germany?
(a) World War I.
(b) Korean War.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wendla ask of Melchior at the end of Act 1?

2. In the brief summary given in the introduction, what concept is Melchior struggling with?

3. How is Melchior permitted to answer questions in Act III, Scene 1?

4. What flowers does Wendla pick in Act II, Scene 6?

5. According to Mrs. Gabor, what favor is she unable to perform for Moritz?

(see the answer key)

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