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A full account of an event or series of events, usually in chronological order, is a: |
| | A) | Story |
| | B) | Plot |
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For a play to have opposed forces, it must also have: |
| | A) | Dramatic purpose |
| | B) | Focus |
| | C) | Conflict |
| | D) | Structure |
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When a playwright writes a script set during the Civil War and decides to write about only the actions of General Robert E. Lee on the day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the playwright is primarily making a decision regarding: |
| | A) | Focus |
| | B) | Dramatic purpose |
| | C) | Plot |
| | D) | Action |
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The climax is one of many crises, but it is the final and most significant one. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Characteristics of a climactic plot structure include: (a) plot begins relatively early in the story and moves through a series of episodes; (b) has a profusion of characters, sometimes several dozen. |
| | A) | (a) but not (b) is true |
| | B) | (b) but not (a) is true |
| | C) | both (a) and (b) are true |
| | D) | neither (a) nor (b) is true |
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Characteristics of an Episodic plot structure include: (a) many short, fragmented scenes; (b) a linear plot that moves in a straight line with few subplots. |
| | A) | (a) but not (b) is true |
| | B) | (b) but not (a) is true |
| | C) | both (a) and (b) are true |
| | D) | neither (a) nor (b) is true |
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Rituals, patterns, and serials are examples of episodic structure. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Extraordinary characters appear in: (a) comedies; (b) tragedies. |
| | A) | (a) but not (b) is true |
| | B) | (b) but not (a) is true |
| | C) | both (a) and (b) are true |
| | D) | neither (a) nor (b) is true |
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Stock characters, who are not "three-dimensional," are similar to: |
| | A) | Extraordinary characters |
| | B) | Representative or quintessential characters |
| | C) | Characters with a dominant trait |
| | D) | Minor characters |
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Foils or counterparts differ from an antagonist by not being in opposition to the protagonist. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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