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Author's Preface

1. August Strindberg wrote in the _____century.
(a) 20th.
(b) 18th.
(c) 17th.
(d) 19th.

2. Strindberg openly criticized what for its closed mindedness?
(a) Painting.
(b) Music.
(c) Literature.
(d) Theater.

3. What did Strindberg want to expand in theater performance?
(a) Costume and design.
(b) Acting and accompaniment.
(c) Topics and themes.
(d) Length and structure.

4. According to Strindberg, who should shoulder the feelings his characters provoke in the play?
(a) The reader.
(b) The government.
(c) The author.
(d) No one.

5. What was a reflection of society at the time, according to Strindberg?
(a) A need to compensate for one's privilege.
(b) A need to feel bad for the less fortunate.
(c) A need to humiliate those in power.
(d) A need to take pleasure from someone else's pain.

6. For Strindberg, what is/are a real and indelible part of everyday life?
(a) Naturalism.
(b) Comedies.
(c) Tragedies.
(d) Realism.

7. According to Strindberg, what cause is NOT attributable to Julie's suicide?
(a) Her upbringing.
(b) Jean.
(c) Christine.
(d) Her recent breakup.

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