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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 does Nora do in the ending of "A Doll's House"?

2. Hedda Gabler's father in the play of the same name is _____.

3. Who wrote the play "Black Pit"?

4. In one line of dialogue, a character will be delighted with their life, and two lines later, disturbingly mad. What kind of conflict is this an example of?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does the author describe jumping conflict?

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

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

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

10. How does the author relate conflict to genetics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss static conflict as described by the author. What plays does he cite as examples of static conflict and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Robert E. Sherwood's play, "Idiot's Delight". What are the plot, major characters and premise of the play? What does the author assert of its structure?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss strength of will in character development. Also, define and analyze the terms strength, will, fight, conflict, and transition.

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