1. Why does the man in the author's short skit in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 2: Cause and Effect realize he cannot date a girl?
(a) He is too fat.
(b) He is ugly.
(c) He is too short.
(d) He is too poor.

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

3. Who wrote the play "Idiot's Delight"?
(a) Robert E. Sherwood.
(b) Paul Green.
(c) Erskine Caldwell.
(d) John Howard Lawson.

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

5. According to the author, when a writer has pivotal characters and antagonists, he must make certain they are ____.
(a) Fighters.
(b) Very different.
(c) Creative.
(d) Very similar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II: Character, Chapter 5: Strength of Will in a Character, the author sets up a situation where a crime is committed with supposedly no ______.

2. Who translated Ibsen's "The Pillars of Society" to English?

3. What term is called storyline, the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story?

4. Who wrote the play "Black Pit"?

5. Who wrote the play "Hedda Gabler"?

(see the answer key)

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