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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 philosopher surmised that "every story must have a beginning, middle, and an end"?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Homer.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

2. Who wrote "Oedipus Rex"?
(a) Xenophanes.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Sophocles.

3. What has a reigning power in the presence of a written piece of work according to Lajos Egri?
(a) Character.
(b) Catharsis.
(c) Structure.
(d) Plot.

4. The antagonist in a play or work of literature faces off against _____.
(a) The forces of good.
(b) The pivotal character.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The presentation.

5. 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 ______.
(a) Motive.
(b) Victim.
(c) Weapon.
(d) Timetable.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author asserts by example that what act more as a unit than humans?

3. What does the author assert is imperative because it shows how a character can move from one emotion to another?

4. Where has Nora arrived from in the beginning of "A Doll's House"?

5. Who wrote the play "Black Pit"?

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