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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. Who is the pivotal character in "The Cherry Orchard"?
(a) Anya.
(b) Varya.
(c) Leonid Andreyevitch Gaev.
(d) Mme. Ranevsky.

2. 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?"
(a) Henri Bergson, the Older.
(b) Alexandre Dumas, the Younger.
(c) François Mauriac, the Younger.
(d) Jean-Paul Sartre, the Older.

3. Who reveals he has entered the terminal stage of tuberculosis in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Christine.
(b) Dr. Rank.
(c) Krogstad.
(d) Nora.

4. What is often referred to as the scene for which everyone is waiting, the scene which has been promised throughout and which cannot be eliminated?
(a) Signature.
(b) Epic.
(c) Obligatory.
(d) Climax.

5. When was "Oedipus Rex" first performed?
(a) 249 B.C.
(b) 249 A.D.
(c) 429 A.D.
(d) 429 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the end of "The Cherry Orchard"?

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

3. Where was Lajos Egri born?

4. The author believes the writer to be lost if he is spending his time worrying about _____.

5. Shakespeare, according to the author, ignored _____ rules for writing.

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