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

2. Who is the pivotal character in "The Cherry Orchard"?
(a) Leonid Andreyevitch Gaev.
(b) Varya.
(c) Mme. Ranevsky.
(d) Anya.

3. What term refers to any contest or struggle?
(a) Love.
(b) Obstacle.
(c) Strife.
(d) Fight.

4. "Hymn to the Rising Sun" is cited in Book IV: General, Chapter 3: Dialogue to prove how _____ can be put forth competently without force or illogical, out-of-character dialogue?
(a) Rhetoric.
(b) Opinion.
(c) Messages.
(d) Ideas.

5. How many children does Nora have in "A Doll's House"?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suffers from inherited syphilis in the play "Ghosts"?

2. What American writer wrote "The root-idea is the beginning of the process"?

3. In Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites, the author creates a skit where an abandoned street dog makes friends with what?

4. What is defined as the organization and presentation of events and scenes in a work of fiction or drama so that the reader or observer is prepared to some degree for what occurs later in the work?

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

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