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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. According to the author, characters must do what, for if a character is the same way in the beginning as he is in the end, the play is bad?
(a) Traverse.
(b) Diminish.
(c) Grow.
(d) Transcribe.

2. When was "Oedipus Rex" first performed?
(a) 249 B.C.
(b) 429 A.D.
(c) 249 A.D.
(d) 429 B.C.

3. The premise of a dramatic work, according to the author, is not the same as _____.
(a) A universal truth.
(b) The protagonist.
(c) The plot.
(d) The antagonist.

4. Who is the object of Tartuffe's lust in "Tartuffe"?
(a) Mariane.
(b) Madame Pernelle.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Elmire.

5. What Classic Greek philosopher claimed character was secondary to action?
(a) Heraclitus.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Xenophanes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nora's last name in "A Doll's House"?

2. In rising conflict, each conflict causes _____.

3. When focusing on exactly how the pivotal character will come to lead a cause, the author explains that something is to be _____.

4. What does Lajos Egri define as a state of things in which a decisive change one way or another is impending?

5. The author stresses that it is bad play writing to create atmosphere and gather evidence of the problem before establishing _____.

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