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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. What does the author assert environment influences in drama?
(a) Premise.
(b) Action.
(c) Plot.
(d) Character.

2. What does the author assert is imperative because it shows how a character can move from one emotion to another?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Chapters.
(c) Paragraphs.
(d) Transition.

3. What Classic Greek philosopher claimed character was secondary to action?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Xenophanes.
(d) Heraclitus.

4. In Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites, the author asserts that characters must be what?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Varied.
(c) Likeable.
(d) Well-defined.

5. What dance does the character of Nora famously dance in "A Doll's House"?
(a) The Tarantella.
(b) The Tango.
(c) The Waltz.
(d) The Jitterbug.

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. Where is the man who meets the dog going in the author's scenario in Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites?

3. What philosopher surmised that "every story must have a beginning, middle, and an end"?

4. What term refers to a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with the hero of a work of drama or literature?

5. Who is about to dedicate an orphanage that they have built in the play "Ghosts"?

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