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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 the author assert arises from environment and one's social situation?
2. What is defined as the organization and presentation of events and scenes in a work of fiction or drama so that the reader or observer is prepared to some degree for what occurs later in the work?
3. Who is the priest in the play "Ghosts"?
4. What does the author assert is imperative because it shows how a character can move from one emotion to another?
5. Who is about to dedicate an orphanage that they have built in the play "Ghosts"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What example does the author present for the emergence of conflict in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 1: Origin of Action?
2. What is the author's example from "Tartuffe" regarding conflict?
3. How is the point of attack defined? Where should it take place, according to the author?
4. How does Egri's student describe the importance of dialogue in Book IV: General, Chapter 3: Dialogue?
5. What does the author show in the play "Design for Living"?
6. What is the importance of emotion in the character, according to Egri?
7. What is the definition and importance of conflict in drama?
8. Why might a writer have difficulty with entrances and exits in his play? What does the writer suggest?
9. How can messages be conveyed with dialogue? What should the writer avoid?
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 and discuss strength of will in character development. Also, define and analyze the terms strength, will, fight, conflict, and transition.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the dramatic works written by Lajos Egri. What success did they receive when they were produced?
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