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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 a scene ends the same way it begins, it is ____, and therefore boring because it ignores drama, according to the author.
(a) Déjà vu.
(b) Recurring.
(c) Redundant.
(d) Static.

2. What does the author assert is the ideal type of conflict?
(a) Rising.
(b) Extreme.
(c) Abrupt.
(d) Confusing.

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

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

5. How many children does Nora have in "A Doll's House"?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the play "Stevedore"?

2. In Book III: Conflict, Chapter 1: Origin of Action, the author claims that every action has components that _____.

3. Who is a carpenter in the play "Ghosts"?

4. Who wrote the play "Hymn to the Rising Sun"?

5. Who offers an explanation of dialogue in Book IV: General, Chapter 3: Dialogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Egri cite from the play "Ghosts" to show transition?

2. What does the author show in the play "Design for Living"?

3. What is the opposite of rising conflict?

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

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

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

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

8. What is the author's example from "Tartuffe" regarding conflict?

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

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

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