The Art of Dramatic Writing Test | Final Test - Medium

Lajos Egri
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Art of Dramatic Writing Test | Final Test - Medium

Lajos Egri
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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 is Hedda's married name in the play "Hedda Gabler"?
(a) Brack.
(b) Tesman.
(c) Gabler.
(d) Elvsted.

2. When a play jumps, the conflict lags, and if that happens, the trouble is directed back to not having a clear-cut what?
(a) Plot.
(b) Villain.
(c) Premise.
(d) Hero.

3. What is the name of Hedda's husband in "Hedda Gabler"?
(a) Ejlert.
(b) Henry.
(c) Jorgen.
(d) Berte.

4. Who tells Krogstad that she only married her husband because she had no other means to support her sick mother and young siblings in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Dr. Rank.
(b) Christine.
(c) Nora.
(d) Samantha.

5. What does the author assert arises from environment and one's social situation?
(a) Conflict.
(b) Opinions.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Relationships.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of Sorel and Simon in "Hay Fever"?

2. Why does the man in the author's short skit in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 2: Cause and Effect realize he cannot date a girl?

3. In rising conflict, each conflict causes _____.

4. According to the author, a good _____ is where something vital is at stake at the very beginning of a play.

5. How many children does Nora have in "A Doll's House"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author write about the obligatory scene?

2. What is the opposite of rising conflict?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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