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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. What do Melchior and Moritz talk about when they are alone in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) God.
(b) Homework.
(c) Parents.
(d) Sex.

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

3. Where does the second scene of Act III take place?
(a) Moritz's funeral.
(b) Melchior's home.
(c) The hayloft.
(d) The riverbank.

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

5. What sort of characters are the women in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Cameos.
(b) Secondary characters.
(c) Primary characters.
(d) Stock characters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students in Melchior and Moritz's class will be allowed to graduate to the next grade?

2. What does Melchior initially believe about people who do good works?

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

4. Where does Act III, Scene 6 take place?

5. For what does Melchior's mother warn Moritz in Act II, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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