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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the play "Idiot's Delight"?

2. What refers to the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA?

3. How many children does Nora have in "A Doll's House"?

4. Who wrote the play "Stevedore"?

5. Who wrote "The Cherry Orchard"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Egri show by example with the play "Stevedore"?

4. What is the importance of emotion in the character, according to Egri?

5. What is the first division of conflict the author describes in detail in the text?

6. What example does the author present for the emergence of conflict in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 1: Origin of Action?

7. Where does the author assert exposition should exist in a play?

8. How does the author relate conflict to genetics?

9. How can messages be conveyed with dialogue? What should the writer avoid?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Robert E. Sherwood's play, "Idiot's Delight". What are the plot, major characters and premise of the play? What does the author assert of its structure?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Egri's assessment of the premise of "The Tragedy of Macbeth". Who are the pivotal character and antagonist in this play?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss jumping conflict and melodrama in dramatic literature. What leads to characters "jumping"? How can this be prevented?

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