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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The premise of a dramatic work, according to the author, is not the same as _____.
(a) The antagonist.
(b) A universal truth.
(c) The protagonist.
(d) The plot.

3. What does Egri define as the no-return point and the highest in the scene?
(a) Event horizon.
(b) Apex.
(c) Peak.
(d) Climax.

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

5. Who wrote the play "Hay Fever"?
(a) Noel Coward.
(b) Govind Deshpande.
(c) August Strindberg.
(d) Henrik Ibsen.

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

7. Who wrote the play "Ghosts"?
(a) Lajos Egri.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Anton Chekhov.
(d) Henrik Ibsen.

8. The author believes the writer to be lost if he is spending his time worrying about _____.
(a) The introduction.
(b) What others will think.
(c) The climax.
(d) Developing secondary characters.

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

10. What dance does the character of Nora famously dance in "A Doll's House"?
(a) The Waltz.
(b) The Tango.
(c) The Jitterbug.
(d) The Tarantella.

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

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

13. When was "Tobacco Road" first performed?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1933.

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

15. What does the author assert arises from environment and one's social situation?
(a) Conflict.
(b) Relationships.
(c) Opinions.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Hymn to the Rising Sun" is cited in Book IV: General, Chapter 3: Dialogue to prove how _____ can be put forth competently without force or illogical, out-of-character dialogue?

2. Lajos Egri believes that the greatest fault of the play "Stevedore", is a serious lack of _____.

3. What movement arose in early 20th century German theater of which Georg Kaiser and Ernst Toller were the most famous playwrights?

4. How many children does Nora have in "A Doll's House"?

5. What does the author assert is imperative because it shows how a character can move from one emotion to another?

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