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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. When the character neither has a strong will nor knows what he wants, what kind of conflict arises?
(a) Static.
(b) Stagnant.
(c) Stale.
(d) Fermented.

2. The action of "Hedda Gabler" takes place in a villa in _____.
(a) Kane.
(b) Christiania.
(c) Krakow.
(d) Krostein.

3. What term refers to a test, trial, or tentative procedure; an act or operation to discover something unknown or of testing a principle?
(a) Guess work.
(b) Experiment.
(c) Sample.
(d) Dry run.

4. What does the author assert environment influences in drama?
(a) Premise.
(b) Character.
(c) Plot.
(d) Action.

5. Hedda Gabler's father in the play of the same name is _____.
(a) A sergeant.
(b) A lieutenant.
(c) A general.
(d) A corporal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the pivotal character in "The Cherry Orchard"?

2. Where does the man in the author's short skit in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 2: Cause and Effect invite a girl?

3. What happens at the end of "The Cherry Orchard"?

4. 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?

5. Tartuffe is whose houseguest in the play "Tartuffe"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the point of attack defined? Where should it take place, according to the author?

2. What does Egri cite from the play "Ghosts" to show transition?

3. What is Egri's response to Aristotle's theory on story structure?

4. How does the author describe jumping conflict?

5. What is the definition and importance of conflict in drama?

6. What kind of conflict does the author exemplify in the play "Idiot's Delight"?

7. What are the four divisions of conflict related by the author?

8. How does Egri's student describe the importance of dialogue in Book IV: General, Chapter 3: Dialogue?

9. How does the author relate conflict to genetics?

10. How does the author approach the discussion of exposition in a dramatic work?

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