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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 refers to a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization?
(a) Over dramatization.
(b) Melodrama.
(c) Megadrama.
(d) Ultimate drama.

2. Why does the man in the author's short skit in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 2: Cause and Effect realize he cannot date a girl?
(a) He is too poor.
(b) He is too short.
(c) He is ugly.
(d) He is too fat.

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) His wife hates stray animals.
(b) He owns several cats.
(c) He thinks it will bite him.
(d) He is allergic to dogs.

4. What term refers to any contest or struggle?
(a) Obstacle.
(b) Fight.
(c) Strife.
(d) Love.

5. According to the author, the opposing force of the antagonist absolutely must be _____.
(a) Less than that of the pivotal character.
(b) More than that of the pivotal character.
(c) Equal to the pivotal character.
(d) Strategically placed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nora do in the ending of "A Doll's House"?

2. When the character neither has a strong will nor knows what he wants, what kind of conflict arises?

3. What movement arose in early 20th century German theater of which Georg Kaiser and Ernst Toller were the most famous playwrights?

4. What term refers to the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work?

5. Whom is Christine in love with in "A Doll's House"?

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