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

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

3. A play is said to be _____ when its characters move too quickly, jumping from emotion to emotion because they are one-dimensional, and their actions make little sense?
(a) Liberal.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Over-active.
(d) Melodrama.

4. What does the author assert is imperative because it shows how a character can move from one emotion to another?
(a) Transition.
(b) Paragraphs.
(c) Chapters.
(d) Psychology.

5. Tartuffe is whose houseguest in the play "Tartuffe"?
(a) Mariane.
(b) Orgon.
(c) Elmire.
(d) Madame Pernelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the priest in the play "Ghosts"?

2. What philosopher surmised that "every story must have a beginning, middle, and an end"?

3. What is Hedda's married name in the play "Hedda Gabler"?

4. "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?

5. Who wrote the play "Ghosts"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is transition shown in Moliere's "Tartuffe" in the text?

2. What are the four divisions of conflict related by the author?

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

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

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

6. How does the author approach the discussion of exposition in a dramatic work?

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

8. What does Egri show by example with the play "Stevedore"?

9. How does the author relate character to action and environment?

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

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