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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. In the beginning of "Hedda Gabler", the heroine has just returned home from _____.

2. In rising conflict, each conflict causes _____.

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

4. Who wrote the play "Hay Fever"?

5. When the character neither has a strong will nor knows what he wants, what kind of conflict arises?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What kind of conflict does the author exemplify in the play "Idiot's Delight"?

6. What work by Leonardo da Vinci does Egri cite as an example of transition?

7. How does the author relate conflict to genetics?

8. What is the opposite of rising conflict?

9. What does Egri show by example with the play "Stevedore"?

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

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 2

Describe and discuss the characters, plot, and premise of the play "Romeo and Juliet". Which is the pivotal character in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the elements of contradiction and dialectics. How does contradiction lead to motion, according to Egri? How does Egri define dialectics?

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