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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III: Conflict, Chapters 8 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nora's last name in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Krogstad.
(b) Helmer.
(c) Rank.
(d) Torvald.

2. What does Oedipus do in the ending of "Oedipus Rex"?
(a) Shoots himself.
(b) Cuts his wrist.
(c) Hangs himself.
(d) Blinds himself.

3. According to the author, a good _____ is where something vital is at stake at the very beginning of a play.
(a) Storyline.
(b) Point of attack.
(c) Introduction.
(d) Plot.

4. Who wrote the play "A Doll's House"?
(a) Henrik Ibsen.
(b) August Strindberg.
(c) Anton Chekhov.
(d) William Shakespeare.

5. Who is the pivotal character in "The Cherry Orchard"?
(a) Varya.
(b) Anya.
(c) Leonid Andreyevitch Gaev.
(d) Mme. Ranevsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to a lack of conflict in a scene or play?

2. Lajos Egri believes that the greatest fault of the play "Stevedore", is a serious lack of _____.

3. What verb means to lay stress upon stress?

4. Lajos Egri asserts that growth is a real character's reaction to his _____.

5. In one line of dialogue, a character will be delighted with their life, and two lines later, disturbingly mad. What kind of conflict is this an example of?

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