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by Frank Wedekind

Spring Awakening Quiz 1

1. According to Wedekind, "Spring Awakening" was written during what time span?

  • 1900-1901
  • 1910-1911
  • 1880-1881
  • 1890-1891

2. Moritz refers to his life as a "Charybdis of superstition." Charybdis is a:

  • donkey
  • half man/half fish
  • whirlpool
  • volcano

3. In dream #1, Melchior beats his dog. How is this dream ultimately realized?

  • Melchior beats Wendla
  • Melchior beats Moritz
  • Martha beats Wendla
  • Moritz beats Martha

4. George Zirschnitz had a Freudian (Oedipus-like) dream. He dreamt about his...

  • friend
  • father
  • mother
  • brother

5. Wendla reverts to a fantasy story about a man as big as three horses, who disappears around the corner. This recalls her mother's story about what?

  • a horse
  • a stork
  • a monkey
  • a bull

6. Who does Wendla use as a weapon to force her mother to tell her about the facts of life?

  • her sister, Ina
  • the doctor
  • a chimney-sweep
  • Melchior

7. What, according to Wendla's mother, must exist in a husband/wife relationship in order to have a child?

  • ego
  • sex
  • love
  • pride

8. When Hanschen realizes that his photos are incapable of fulfilling his sexual urges, he:

  • tears them up
  • burns them
  • gives them to friends
  • flushes them down the toilet

9. Hanschen ultimately finds his destiny in a mature relationship with Arabella, the Spaniard.

  • This statement comes from Wendla's imagination
  • This statement is incorrect
  • This statement is correct
  • This statement comes from Melchior's imagination

10. Moritz requests money from Mrs. Gabor for passage to:

  • America
  • England
  • Spain
  • France

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