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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 French writer and critic born in 1849 said every play needs a goal?
(a) Ferdinand Brunetière.
(b) Jean Michel Jarre.
(c) Pierre de Ronsard.
(d) Jean Giraudoux.

2. What does Egri define as the no-return point and the highest in the scene?
(a) Climax.
(b) Apex.
(c) Event horizon.
(d) Peak.

3. It is stated by the author that rising conflict will result in _____.
(a) First-rate dialogue.
(b) Static.
(c) Transition.
(d) Second-rate dialogue.

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?
(a) Psychic writing.
(b) Plot exposure.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Moral giveaway.

5. When did "The Cherry Orchard" premiere?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1904.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hid Desdemona's handkerchief in Cassio's lodging in "Othello"?

2. Who is Macbeth's friend and a general in the army in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?

3. What expressionist play by Lajos Egri was translated from Hungarian and produced at the Provincetown Playhouse in New York in the 1920s?

4. What is always relative to someone or something, according to the author?

5. What refers to a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader?

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