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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 pivotal character.
(b) The forces of good.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The presentation.

2. Who reveals he has entered the terminal stage of tuberculosis in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Dr. Rank.
(b) Nora.
(c) Krogstad.
(d) Christine.

3. What French writer and critic born in 1849 said every play needs a goal?
(a) Jean Michel Jarre.
(b) Pierre de Ronsard.
(c) Jean Giraudoux.
(d) Ferdinand Brunetière.

4. What term refers to a lack of conflict in a scene or play?
(a) Peace.
(b) Drama.
(c) Boring.
(d) Static.

5. Whom is Christine in love with in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Nora.
(b) Torvald.
(c) Krogstad.
(d) Dr. Rank.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term refers to the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work?

3. When focusing on exactly how the pivotal character will come to lead a cause, the author explains that something is to be _____.

4. What term is called storyline, the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story?

5. In Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites, the author asserts that characters must be what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Egri relate the premise to the universal truth?

4. What examples does Egri use in Book I: The Premise to describe love in a play?

5. Do all writers know their premise? What are the author's thoughts on this?

6. How does the author define premise? What is the importance of the premise?

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

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

9. How does the author describe contradiction and dialectics?

10. How does the author claim a story moving from love to hate should be orchestrated?

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