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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. What fantasy does Wendla admit to having to Melchior?
(a) Marrying Melchior.
(b) Running away.
(c) Having sex.
(d) Being beaten.

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

3. According to Moritz, what is designed to flunk out the students at their school?
(a) Exams.
(b) Personality tests.
(c) The absence policy.
(d) The tardiness policy.

4. How does Moritz react when being told about sex?
(a) He becomes aroused.
(b) He wants to know more.
(c) He does not want to listen.
(d) He tries to argue with the points being made.

5. According to Bentley, what group of people does not like this play?
(a) Libertarians.
(b) Abstinence-only groups.
(c) Environmentalists.
(d) Feminists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite the complexity of A Children's Tragedy what striking aspect is the most widely known about this play?

2. What errand has Wendla been sent on in Act 1, Scene 5?

3. In the first scene, what does Wendla wonder about her future?

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

5. What is the purpose of Wendla's errand in Act 1, Scene 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Martha's parents.

4. What is the purpose of the Moritat in the introduction?

5. What thought does Wendla have that offends her mother? Where does it come from?

6. Describe the main theme of one of the characters that is pointed out as being a philosophy of Goethe.

7. Why is this play described as "coming-of-age?"

8. What does Moritz believe is the purpose of his school's exams?

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

10. What are some of the main philosophical influences and allusions in A Children's Tragedy?

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