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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. What term refers to a lack of conflict in a scene or play?
(a) Static.
(b) Drama.
(c) Boring.
(d) Peace.

2. What is Nora's last name in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Krogstad.
(b) Torvald.
(c) Helmer.
(d) Rank.

3. What verb means to lay stress upon stress?
(a) Emphasize.
(b) Blow up.
(c) Categorize.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

4. How is the man described in the author's short skit presented in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 2: Cause and Effect?
(a) A cordial twenty-something.
(b) Uptight.
(c) A boring old man.
(d) A clumsy fool.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is always relative to someone or something, according to the author?

2. Whom does Oedipus marry?

3. Whom is Christine in love with in "A Doll's House"?

4. In one line of dialogue, a character will be delighted with their life, and two lines later, disturbingly mad. What kind of conflict is this an example of?

5. What has a reigning power in the presence of a written piece of work according to Lajos Egri?

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