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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What term refers to the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work?
2. Who is Romeo's cousin in "Romeo and Juliet"?
3. Who translated Ibsen's "The Pillars of Society" to English?
4. A play, according to the author, will not work without what central figure who drives the action?
5. According to the author, the opposing force of the antagonist absolutely must be _____.
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author assert of writers who decide to write of their own experiences?
2. What does orchestration mean? How is it accomplished?
3. What are the three dimensions the author describes as "bone structure"?
4. How is the antagonist defined and described by the author?
5. What does the author assert about character development in Chapter 7: Characters Plotting Their Own Play?
6. How does Egri view the correlation between thinking and premise?
7. What is the first step to fleshing out characters, according to the author?
8. How does the author claim a story moving from love to hate should be orchestrated?
9. What example does the author set up in Book II: Character, Chapter 5: Strength of Will in a Character?
10. What is the role of character according to the author in Chapter 6: Plot or Character--Which?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the concept of premise introduced in the text. How does Egri's definition of the term relate to the encyclopedia definition? How is this term used in other art forms?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the play "King Lear" and Egri's assessment of its premise. Who is the pivotal character? Who is the antagonist?
Essay Topic 3
Define and describe rising conflict in a dramatic work. What feeds the conflict when it is rising? What does the author say of this type of conflict?
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