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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: General, Chapters 1 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, a good _____ is where something vital is at stake at the very beginning of a play.
(a) Plot.
(b) Introduction.
(c) Storyline.
(d) Point of attack.

2. What American writer wrote "The root-idea is the beginning of the process"?
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) John Howard Lawson.

3. What does the author claim causes motion in Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach?
(a) Contradiction.
(b) Commotion.
(c) Craziness.
(d) Kinetic energy.

4. What term refers to the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Friend.
(d) Interest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Nora have in "A Doll's House"?

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

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

4. Who is Romeo's cousin in "Romeo and Juliet"?

5. Whom does Macbeth first kill in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?

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