2. In Book III: Conflict, Chapter 1: Origin of Action, the author claims that every action has components that _____.
(a) Cause conflict.
(b) Require thinking.
(c) Cause pain.
(d) Cause it to happen.

3. What is the name of Hedda's husband in "Hedda Gabler"?
(a) Berte.
(b) Jorgen.
(c) Henry.
(d) Ejlert.

4. What expressionist play by Lajos Egri was translated from Hungarian and produced at the Provincetown Playhouse in New York in the 1920s?
(a) "Devils".
(b) "There Will be No Performance".
(c) "Rapid Transit".
(d) "Believe Me or Not".

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to the process of finding two differing bodies, making them the protagonist and antagonist, and making these characters so well defined that you are allowed to put them into a situation in which they are unable to make a compromise?

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

3. What does Oedipus do in the ending of "Oedipus Rex"?

4. Where does the man in the author's short skit in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 2: Cause and Effect invite a girl?

5. According to the author, it is essential that the main character have no _____ toward his ends.

(see the answer key)

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