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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. In rising conflict, each conflict causes _____.
2. What is defined as the organization and presentation of events and scenes in a work of fiction or drama so that the reader or observer is prepared to some degree for what occurs later in the work?
3. The premise of a dramatic work, according to the author, is not the same as _____.
4. Who tells Krogstad that she only married her husband because she had no other means to support her sick mother and young siblings in "A Doll's House"?
5. How is the man described in the author's short skit presented in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 2: Cause and Effect?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author relate character to action and environment?
2. How does the author approach the discussion of exposition in a dramatic work?
3. How can messages be conveyed with dialogue? What should the writer avoid?
4. Where does the author assert exposition should exist in a play?
5. What does the author show in the play "Design for Living"?
6. How does the author describe jumping conflict?
7. What work by Leonardo da Vinci does Egri cite as an example of transition?
8. What example does the author present for the emergence of conflict in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 1: Origin of Action?
9. What is the importance of emotion in the character, according to Egri?
10. What is the opposite of rising conflict?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the elements of contradiction and dialectics. How does contradiction lead to motion, according to Egri? How does Egri define dialectics?
Essay Topic 2
Who is the pivotal character in "A Doll's House"? Describe the plot and premise of this play.
Essay Topic 3
Define and discuss static conflict as described by the author. What plays does he cite as examples of static conflict and why?
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