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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 term refers to a program broadcast simultaneously on radio and television, or on more than one station, or in several languages?
(a) Simulcast.
(b) Carbon copy.
(c) Mirrorcast.
(d) Twin broadcast.

2. Lajos Egri asserts that growth is a real character's reaction to his _____.
(a) Accomplishments.
(b) Luck.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Environment.

3. Who wrote "The Cherry Orchard"?
(a) Henrik Ibsen.
(b) Anton Chekhov.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Albert Maltz.

4. Who wrote the play "Hymn to the Rising Sun"?
(a) John Howard Lawson.
(b) Robert E. Sherwood.
(c) Paul Green.
(d) Erskine Caldwell.

5. What term is called storyline, the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story?
(a) Tale.
(b) Drama.
(c) Plot.
(d) Meaning.

Short Answer Questions

1. The action of "Hedda Gabler" takes place in a villa in _____.

2. Lajos Egri compels the writer to know that their characters should not be dependent on their _____.

3. Who wrote the play "Tobacco Road"?

4. When a scene ends the same way it begins, it is ____, and therefore boring because it ignores drama, according to the author.

5. What does Lajos Egri state first and foremost the writer must have of his characters?

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