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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: General, Chapters 1 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the author, you must present a character as _____.
(a) An individual.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) An aesthetic.
(d) A principled person.

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

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

5. When was "Tobacco Road" first performed?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1935.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to a person represented in a drama or story?

2. Who is about to dedicate an orphanage that they have built in the play "Ghosts"?

3. What are defined as habitual patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion?

4. What is Hedda's married name in the play "Hedda Gabler"?

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

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