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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III: Conflict, Chapters 3 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author assert is the ideal type of conflict?
(a) Extreme.
(b) Confusing.
(c) Abrupt.
(d) Rising.

2. According to the author, when a writer has pivotal characters and antagonists, he must make certain they are ____.
(a) Very similar.
(b) Creative.
(c) Fighters.
(d) Very different.

3. Why can't the man in the scenario created by the author in Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites take the dog home?
(a) He thinks it will bite him.
(b) He owns several cats.
(c) His wife hates stray animals.
(d) He is allergic to dogs.

4. When focusing on exactly how the pivotal character will come to lead a cause, the author explains that something is to be _____.
(a) Motivating.
(b) Enlightening.
(c) In conflict.
(d) At stake for them.

5. What is Hedda's married name in the play "Hedda Gabler"?
(a) Tesman.
(b) Gabler.
(c) Elvsted.
(d) Brack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Romeo's cousin in "Romeo and Juliet"?

2. What was the original title of "The Art of Dramatic Writing"?

3. Aristotle was a student of _____.

4. What is a method of argument that has been central to both Indic and European philosophy since ancient times and was made popular by Plato?

5. What childless widow is friends with Nora in "A Doll's House"?

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