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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. Lajos Egri compels the writer to know that their characters should not be dependent on their _____.
(a) Imagination.
(b) Premise.
(c) Pen.
(d) Thoughts.

2. Whom does Oedipus marry?
(a) Jocasta.
(b) Acredes.
(c) Ione.
(d) Phoebe.

3. Who is Nora's husband in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Dr. Linde.
(b) Dr. Rank.
(c) Torvald.
(d) Krogstad.

4. What has a reigning power in the presence of a written piece of work according to Lajos Egri?
(a) Plot.
(b) Catharsis.
(c) Structure.
(d) Character.

5. Whom is Christine in love with in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Dr. Rank.
(b) Torvald.
(c) Krogstad.
(d) Nora.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who wrote the play "Black Pit"?

4. When was "Oedipus Rex" first performed?

5. What does the author assert environment influences in drama?

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