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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 the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA?

2. What is Hedda's married name in the play "Hedda Gabler"?

3. The author writes that transition has the power to connect two emotions that are seemingly _____.

4. What movement arose in early 20th century German theater of which Georg Kaiser and Ernst Toller were the most famous playwrights?

5. What is often taught as the act of establishing mood, atmosphere, and background, before the action begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the author's example from "Tartuffe" regarding conflict?

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

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

4. What is the definition and importance of conflict in drama?

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

6. How does the author relate conflict to genetics?

7. What is the opposite of rising conflict?

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

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

10. What example does the author present for the emergence of conflict in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 1: Origin of Action?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the play "King Lear" and Egri's assessment of its premise. Who is the pivotal character? Who is the antagonist?

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