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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The antagonist in a play or work of literature faces off against _____.
(a) The narrator.
(b) The forces of good.
(c) The presentation.
(d) The pivotal character.

2. The author undoubtedly wants his characters to be the play in order to express _____.
(a) The premise.
(b) The suspense.
(c) The ending.
(d) The plot.

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) Protagonist.
(b) Villain.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Obligation.

4. What term refers to the social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population?
(a) Destiny.
(b) Endurance.
(c) Environment.
(d) Challenges.

5. Who wrote the play "A Doll's House"?
(a) Anton Chekhov.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) August Strindberg.
(d) Henrik Ibsen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Macbeth at the end of "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?

2. Where is the man who meets the dog going in the author's scenario in Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites?

3. According to the author, you must present a character as _____.

4. What does Oedipus do in the ending of "Oedipus Rex"?

5. What term refers to a person represented in a drama or story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author assert of writers who decide to write of their own experiences?

2. What does the author say about compromise between the pivotal character and the antagonist? Can it be achieved?

3. What is the first step to fleshing out characters, according to the author?

4. What does the author claim is the one key factor in obtaining conflict?

5. How important is a character's environment to their actions?

6. What does orchestration mean? How is it accomplished?

7. Describe the author's belief about growth in the character. Why must characters grow?

8. What example does the author give for the use of dialectics in perceiving contradictions in Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach?

9. What does the author assert about character development in Chapter 7: Characters Plotting Their Own Play?

10. How does the author describe contradiction and dialectics?

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