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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. Book II, Character, Chapter 2: Environment discusses how a man's environment, health, and what will shape him into what he is?
(a) Economic background.
(b) Opinion.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Determination.

2. What American writer wrote "The root-idea is the beginning of the process"?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) John Howard Lawson.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) John Steinbeck.

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

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

5. Who is a carpenter in the play "Ghosts"?
(a) Captain Alving.
(b) Oswald Alving.
(c) Pastor Manders.
(d) Jacob Engstrand.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did "The Cherry Orchard" premiere?

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

3. It is stated by the author that rising conflict will result in _____.

4. What term means a striking exhibition of unlikeness?

5. "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?

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