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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. Who wrote that the obligatory scene "is the immediate goal toward which the play is driving"?

2. The action of "Hedda Gabler" takes place in a villa in _____.

3. Lajos Egri believes that the greatest fault of the play "Stevedore", is a serious lack of _____.

4. When a play jumps, the conflict lags, and if that happens, the trouble is directed back to not having a clear-cut what?

5. Who wrote the play "Hay Fever"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does the author assert exposition should exist in a play?

4. What is the importance of emotion in the character, according to Egri?

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

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

7. Why might a writer have difficulty with entrances and exits in his play? What does the writer suggest?

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

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

10. What is Egri's response to Aristotle's theory on story structure?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the terms pivotal character and antagonist in literature and drama. What other terms have been used for pivotal character and why is Egri's definition different?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss jumping conflict and melodrama in dramatic literature. What leads to characters "jumping"? How can this be prevented?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Egri's assessment of the premise of "The Tragedy of Macbeth". Who are the pivotal character and antagonist in this play?

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