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

2. How do all the boys in Act 1, Scene 2 two know each other?
(a) They are all related to each other.
(b) Government-sanctioned parties.
(c) School.
(d) Church.

3. What in particular does Bentley highlight in his Moritat?
(a) Politics.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Sex.
(d) Brotherly love.

4. According to the summary, who is raped in A Children's Tragedy?
(a) Wendla.
(b) Melchior.
(c) Moritz.
(d) Thea.

5. Why is Moritz concerned about another boy's standing in his class?
(a) He is afraid that the boy will follow his lead in considering suicide.
(b) He is afraid that the boy will run away if he is not promoted.
(c) He is competing with that student for the last seat in next year's class.
(d) He is afraid that the boy will blame Moritz if he is not promoted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Melchior's relationship to Moritz?

2. After Martha's punishment for the ribbon, how does she spend the night?

3. Where does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?

4. What does Moritz admit to considering if he flunks?

5. Who keeps Melchior from committing suicide?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is significant about the number sixty in relation to Moritz?

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

4. What appears to be a key difference between Melchior and Moritz in their first scene together?

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

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

7. How does Bentley describe Moritz and Melchior in relation to each other in his introduction?

8. How was "Spring Awakening" treated in Germany during both World Wars?

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

10. According to the summary in the introduction, what will happen to Melchior?

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