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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. What term refers to the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work?
(a) Friend.
(b) Interest.
(c) Protagonist.
(d) Antagonist.

2. In the beginning of "Hedda Gabler", the heroine has just returned home from _____.
(a) Her honeymoon.
(b) The market.
(c) The neighbor's house.
(d) Church.

3. Whom is Christine in love with in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Krogstad.
(b) Torvald.
(c) Nora.
(d) Dr. Rank.

4. What term refers to a test, trial, or tentative procedure; an act or operation to discover something unknown or of testing a principle?
(a) Sample.
(b) Guess work.
(c) Experiment.
(d) Dry run.

5. A play, according to the author, will not work without what central figure who drives the action?
(a) Hero.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Pivotal character.
(d) Protagonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is the job of the character to prove what?

2. The author asserts that despite bad writing, many plays garner fans because _____.

3. What French author and dramatist is cited in Book I: The Premise as stating "How can you tell what road to take unless you know where you are going?"

4. Lajos Egri asserts that growth is a real character's reaction to his _____.

5. A play is said to be _____ when its characters move too quickly, jumping from emotion to emotion because they are one-dimensional, and their actions make little sense?

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