View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote the play "Hymn to the Rising Sun"?

3. In rising conflict, each conflict causes _____.

4. The author believes the writer to be lost if he is spending his time worrying about _____.

5. What term refers to a test, trial, or tentative procedure; an act or operation to discover something unknown or of testing a principle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the author describe jumping conflict?

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

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

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

8. How does the author relate conflict to genetics?

9. What is the opposite of rising conflict?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is the pivotal character in "A Doll's House"? Describe the plot and premise of this play.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the concept and process of orchestration. How is this term defined by the author? How does that definition relate to other forms of art?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 864 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample