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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: General, Chapters 9 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author undoubtedly wants his characters to be the play in order to express _____.
(a) The suspense.
(b) The plot.
(c) The premise.
(d) The ending.

2. From whom did Nora borrow money in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Torvald.
(b) Dr. Rank.
(c) Krogstad.
(d) Christine.

3. Who wrote the play "Stevedore"?
(a) Henrik Ibsen.
(b) George S. Kaufman.
(c) Edna Ferber.
(d) Paul Peters.

4. The author asserts that despite bad writing, many plays garner fans because _____.
(a) Their subject is unique.
(b) The costumes are well designed.
(c) The actors are attractive.
(d) The playwright is well known.

5. Whom does Macbeth first kill in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?
(a) Banquo.
(b) Lennox.
(c) Seyton.
(d) King Duncan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nora do in the ending of "A Doll's House"?

2. Who wrote that the obligatory scene "is the immediate goal toward which the play is driving"?

3. Who wrote the play "Dinner at Eight"?

4. What French writer and critic born in 1849 said every play needs a goal?

5. What term refers to the social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population?

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