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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III: Conflict, Chapters 1 -2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the man in the author's short skit in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 2: Cause and Effect invite a girl?
(a) To dinner.
(b) To a play.
(c) To a wedding.
(d) To a concert.

2. 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) Weapon.
(b) Victim.
(c) Timetable.
(d) Motive.

3. Whom is Christine in love with in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Krogstad.
(b) Torvald.
(c) Nora.
(d) Dr. Rank.

4. What must every planned sprint have, according to the author in Book I: The Premise?
(a) Resting points.
(b) A destination.
(c) A starting gun.
(d) A start line.

5. What does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of King Lear?
(a) "Blind trust leads to destruction."
(b) "Ruthless ambition leads to its own destruction."
(c) "Jealousy destroys itself and the object of its love."
(d) "Love rewards death."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author assert environment influences in drama?

2. Who wrote the play "A Doll's House"?

3. In Book III: Conflict, Chapter 1: Origin of Action, the author claims that every action has components that _____.

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

5. What was the original title of "The Art of Dramatic Writing"?

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