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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: General, Chapters 9 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lajos Egri claim is the premise of "Othello"?
(a) "Love rewards death."
(b) "Ruthless ambition leads to its own destruction."
(c) "Jealousy destroys itself and the object of its love."
(d) "Great love defies even death."

2. Who tells Krogstad that she only married her husband because she had no other means to support her sick mother and young siblings in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Dr. Rank.
(c) Christine.
(d) Nora.

3. According to the author, it is essential that the main character have no _____ toward his ends.
(a) Conflict.
(b) Alternative.
(c) Battle.
(d) Antagonist.

4. Who is the father of Oedipus?
(a) Creon.
(b) King Pelops.
(c) King Laius.
(d) Jocasta.

5. When a play jumps, the conflict lags, and if that happens, the trouble is directed back to not having a clear-cut what?
(a) Hero.
(b) Premise.
(c) Villain.
(d) Plot.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author asserts that one key factor in obtaining conflict is what?

2. 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?

3. Who is the pivotal character in "The Cherry Orchard"?

4. The author writes that transition has the power to connect two emotions that are seemingly _____.

5. What French writer and critic born in 1849 said every play needs a goal?

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