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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. The author asserts that one key factor in obtaining conflict is what?
(a) Love.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Growth.
(d) Hate.

2. The premise of a dramatic work, according to the author, is not the same as _____.
(a) The antagonist.
(b) The plot.
(c) The protagonist.
(d) A universal truth.

3. Who is Macbeth's friend and a general in the army in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?
(a) Lennox.
(b) Donalbain.
(c) Banquo.
(d) Macduff.

4. According to the author, it is essential that the main character have no _____ toward his ends.
(a) Alternative.
(b) Battle.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Conflict.

5. What does the author assert is imperative because it shows how a character can move from one emotion to another?
(a) Chapters.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Paragraphs.
(d) Transition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Classic Greek philosopher claimed character was secondary to action?

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

3. Who is the father of Oedipus?

4. When a scene ends the same way it begins, it is ____, and therefore boring because it ignores drama, according to the author.

5. When did Lajos Egri die?

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