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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, you must present a character as _____.
(a) Beautiful.
(b) An individual.
(c) An aesthetic.
(d) A principled person.

2. What childless widow is friends with Nora in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Christine Linde.
(b) Christine Rank.
(c) Christine Krogstad.
(d) Christine Torvald.

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

4. What philosopher surmised that "every story must have a beginning, middle, and an end"?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Homer.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

5. Who is Nora's husband in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Torvald.
(b) Dr. Linde.
(c) Dr. Rank.
(d) Krogstad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reveals he has entered the terminal stage of tuberculosis in "A Doll's House"?

2. What character element is established from detailing his body and health, the people around him and his environment, and his mind?

3. Shakespeare, according to the author, ignored _____ rules for writing.

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

5. What is the name of Hedda's husband in "Hedda Gabler"?

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