The Art of Dramatic Writing Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Lajos Egri
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The Art of Dramatic Writing Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Lajos Egri
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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. Why can't the man in the scenario created by the author in Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites take the dog home?
(a) He owns several cats.
(b) He thinks it will bite him.
(c) He is allergic to dogs.
(d) His wife hates stray animals.

2. Aristotle was a student of _____.
(a) Heraclitus.
(b) Plato.
(c) Xenophanes.
(d) Socrates.

3. Who wrote the play "A Doll's House"?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) August Strindberg.
(c) Henrik Ibsen.
(d) Anton Chekhov.

4. Who suffers from inherited syphilis in the play "Ghosts"?
(a) Regina.
(b) Oswald.
(c) Helene.
(d) Jacob.

5. What are defined as habitual patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion?
(a) Mentality.
(b) Opinion.
(c) Prerogative.
(d) Personality traits.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Romeo and Juliet" begins with a feud between the Capulets and _____.

2. What does Lajos Egri define as a state of things in which a decisive change one way or another is impending?

3. What refers to a settlement of differences by mutual concessions, an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims?

4. Who wrote the play "Tobacco Road"?

5. In Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites, the author states that the antagonist and pivotal character absolutely cannot do what?

(see the answer key)

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