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

2. The author asserts that despite bad writing, many plays garner fans because _____.
(a) The costumes are well designed.
(b) The actors are attractive.
(c) The playwright is well known.
(d) Their subject is unique.

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

4. According to the author, every sensible invention must have _____.
(a) Marketability.
(b) A price.
(c) An owner.
(d) A purpose.

5. What has a reigning power in the presence of a written piece of work according to Lajos Egri?
(a) Plot.
(b) Structure.
(c) Catharsis.
(d) Character.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movement arose in early 20th century German theater of which Georg Kaiser and Ernst Toller were the most famous playwrights?

2. Whom do Juliet's parents try to get her to marry in "Romeo and Juliet"?

3. When a writer has trouble entering and exiting his characters, the author believes he _____.

4. What is the last name of Sorel and Simon in "Hay Fever"?

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

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