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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. When the character neither has a strong will nor knows what he wants, what kind of conflict arises?
(a) Static.
(b) Stagnant.
(c) Fermented.
(d) Stale.

2. What movement arose in early 20th century German theater of which Georg Kaiser and Ernst Toller were the most famous playwrights?
(a) Exceptionalism.
(b) Existentialism.
(c) Environmentalis.
(d) Expressionism.

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

4. Hedda Gabler's father in the play of the same name is _____.
(a) A corporal.
(b) A general.
(c) A lieutenant.
(d) A sergeant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is often referred to as the scene for which everyone is waiting, the scene which has been promised throughout and which cannot be eliminated?

2. How is the man described in the author's short skit presented in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 2: Cause and Effect?

3. Where does the man in the author's short skit in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 2: Cause and Effect invite a girl?

4. Who wrote the play "Tobacco Road"?

5. In the beginning of "Hedda Gabler", the heroine has just returned home from _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first division of conflict the author describes in detail in the text?

2. What is Egri's response to Aristotle's theory on story structure?

3. What kind of conflict does the author exemplify in the play "Idiot's Delight"?

4. What is the definition and importance of conflict in drama?

5. What example does the author present for the emergence of conflict in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 1: Origin of Action?

6. What is the importance of emotion in the character, according to Egri?

7. How is the point of attack defined? Where should it take place, according to the author?

8. How can messages be conveyed with dialogue? What should the writer avoid?

9. How does Egri's student describe the importance of dialogue in Book IV: General, Chapter 3: Dialogue?

10. What is the opposite of rising conflict?

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