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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 happens at the end of "The Cherry Orchard"?
(a) The orchard is cut down.
(b) A new orchard is planted.
(c) Everyone drinks cherry wine.
(d) The cherries are harvested.

2. 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) Transcribe.
(c) Diminish.
(d) Grow.

3. When the character neither has a strong will nor knows what he wants, what kind of conflict arises?
(a) Stagnant.
(b) Static.
(c) Fermented.
(d) Stale.

4. What does Oedipus do in the ending of "Oedipus Rex"?
(a) Blinds himself.
(b) Hangs himself.
(c) Cuts his wrist.
(d) Shoots himself.

5. According to the author, the opposing force of the antagonist absolutely must be _____.
(a) Equal to the pivotal character.
(b) Less than that of the pivotal character.
(c) Strategically placed.
(d) More than that of the pivotal character.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a scene ends the same way it begins, it is ____, and therefore boring because it ignores drama, according to the author.

2. Why does the man in the author's short skit in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 2: Cause and Effect realize he cannot date a girl?

3. What does the author assert is the ideal type of conflict?

4. What does Egri define as the no-return point and the highest in the scene?

5. Who is Nora's husband in "A Doll's House"?

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