2. Who wrote the play "Dinner at Eight"?
(a) George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber.
(b) Edna Ferber.
(c) Henrik Ibsen.
(d) George S. Kaufman.

3. Who wrote the play "Idiot's Delight"?
(a) John Howard Lawson.
(b) Paul Green.
(c) Robert E. Sherwood.
(d) Erskine Caldwell.

4. The author asserts that despite bad writing, many plays garner fans because _____.
(a) The playwright is well known.
(b) Their subject is unique.
(c) The costumes are well designed.
(d) The actors are attractive.

5. Who is about to dedicate an orphanage that they have built in the play "Ghosts"?
(a) Jacob Engstrand.
(b) Helen Alving.
(c) Oswald Alving.
(d) Pastor Manders.

6. What refers to the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA?
(a) Gout.
(b) Genome.
(c) Trait.
(d) Genes.

7. Who suffers from inherited syphilis in the play "Ghosts"?
(a) Regina.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Oswald.
(d) Helene.

8. How many children does Nora have in "A Doll's House"?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

9. Who is the object of Tartuffe's lust in "Tartuffe"?
(a) Elmire.
(b) Mariane.
(c) Orgon.
(d) Madame Pernelle.

10. What term refers to a test, trial, or tentative procedure; an act or operation to discover something unknown or of testing a principle?
(a) Guess work.
(b) Sample.
(c) Experiment.
(d) Dry run.

11. What is always relative to someone or something, according to the author?
(a) Plot.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Catharsis.
(d) Definition.

12. What happens at the end of "The Cherry Orchard"?
(a) Everyone drinks cherry wine.
(b) A new orchard is planted.
(c) The orchard is cut down.
(d) The cherries are harvested.

13. Shakespeare, according to the author, ignored _____ rules for writing.
(a) Plato's.
(b) Socrates'.
(c) Homer's.
(d) Aristotle's.

14. What is the last name of Sorel and Simon in "Hay Fever"?
(a) Bliss.
(b) Boone.
(c) Bass.
(d) Bailston.

15. What is defined as the organization and presentation of events and scenes in a work of fiction or drama so that the reader or observer is prepared to some degree for what occurs later in the work?
(a) Psychic writing.
(b) Moral giveaway.
(c) Plot exposure.
(d) Foreshadowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. To examine how gradually a person moves from one pole to the other, the author cites from one of _____ works that studies the peaceful death of a perfectly healthy old man.

2. What is the name of Hedda's husband in "Hedda Gabler"?

3. Tartuffe is whose houseguest in the play "Tartuffe"?

4. What does Egri define as the no-return point and the highest in the scene?

5. Who wrote the play "Hedda Gabler"?

(see the answer keys)

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