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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 refers to a settlement of differences by mutual concessions, an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims?

2. What term refers to a lack of conflict in a scene or play?

3. What does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of King Lear?

4. When was "Oedipus Rex" first performed?

5. Why can't the man in the scenario created by the author in Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites take the dog home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three dimensions the author describes as "bone structure"?

2. What is the first step to fleshing out characters, according to the author?

3. How does the author show the importance of character in "Oedipus Rex"?

4. What does the author assert in Book II: Character, Chapter 5: Strength of Will in a Character about the need to fight?

5. How is the antagonist defined and described by the author?

6. What does orchestration mean? How is it accomplished?

7. How does Egri assert a writer may begin a play without a premise?

8. What does the author say about compromise between the pivotal character and the antagonist? Can it be achieved?

9. What does the author claim is the one key factor in obtaining conflict?

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 dramatic works written by Lajos Egri. What success did they receive when they were produced?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Egri's definition of "bone structure." What components make up the bone structure of a character or a person?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author use "A Doll's House" to illustrate character growth and transition? What scenes in particular did he choose to use and why?

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