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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the play produced in America?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1927.

2. In their first encounter, what question does Melchior pose to Wendla?
(a) He asks if she believes in God.
(b) He asks if she enjoys visiting poor people.
(c) He asks if she likes him.
(d) He asks if she understands sex.

3. What excuse does Moritz give in order to escape the discussion about sex?
(a) He needs to talk to his father.
(b) He needs to go pray.
(c) He has too much homework.
(d) He needs to find his girlfriend.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Moritz concerned about another boy's standing in his class?

2. What happened to Martha when her parents saw her with a ribbon on her nightgown?

3. In what way is the love between Moritz and Melchior described?

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

5. What in particular does Bentley highlight in his Moritat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the ways this play was censored in re-prints?

2. What startling admission does Moritz give in Act I, Scene 4? Why?

3. Why did Martha's parents rip her nightgown from her?

4. Why was this play frequently repressed after the initial publication?

5. What is pointed out to Moritz in Act I, scene 4 that deflates his happiness?

6. What does Moritz do in Act I, Scene 4 that nearly gets him in trouble? Why?

7. In the introduction, why is this play deemed as widely disliked by feminists?

8. What conflicts does Bentley discuss were essential to Wedekind during the writing of "Spring Awakening"? Why?

9. Why does Moritz not want to listen to Melchior's explanations about sex?

10. What is Wendla's attitude about her old dress and new dress in the beginning of the play?

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