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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. In Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach, the author exemplifies his approach by creating a female character who turns to _____.
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her father.

2. The author takes a look at when a play's story moves from something like love to hate, and claims that in order to have this, things need to be _____.
(a) Well-defined.
(b) Blurred together.
(c) Gradual.
(d) Quick.

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

4. In one line of dialogue, a character will be delighted with their life, and two lines later, disturbingly mad. What kind of conflict is this an example of?
(a) Jumping.
(b) Bi-polar.
(c) Flip-flop.
(d) Unpredictable.

5. What does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) "Great love defies even death."
(b) "Blind trust leads to destruction."
(c) "Love rewards death."
(d) "Ruthless ambition leads to its own destruction."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author assert is the ideal type of conflict?

2. Where has Nora arrived from in the beginning of "A Doll's House"?

3. What French writer and critic born in 1849 said every play needs a goal?

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

5. A play, according to the author, will not work without what central figure who drives the action?

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