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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. It is stated by the author that rising conflict will result in _____.
(a) Static.
(b) First-rate dialogue.
(c) Transition.
(d) Second-rate dialogue.

2. 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) Megadrama.
(b) Melodrama.
(c) Ultimate drama.
(d) Over dramatization.

3. What term refers to a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with the hero of a work of drama or literature?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Obligation.
(c) Villain.
(d) Protagonist.

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. In Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach, the author exemplifies his approach by creating a female character who turns to _____.
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of Sorel and Simon in "Hay Fever"?

2. The author claims that a man's _____ will react to something that affects him physically more so than his body.

3. What philosopher surmised that "every story must have a beginning, middle, and an end"?

4. What does the author assert is the ideal type of conflict?

5. Who is Nora's husband in "A Doll's House"?

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