Background quiz for A Dolls House

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1. According to editor Bob Cameron, Ibsens greatest contribution to theatre was

treating drama as:

a. a representation of reality
b. merely a tool used for escapism
c. a distortion of reality
d. entertainment for the masses

2. This play opened the doors to Ibsens new view of theatre as a social drama.

a. An Enemy of the People

b. A Dolls House
c. The League of Youth
d. Ghosts

3. The main theme of A Dolls House is:

a. Housewives are like dolls, easy to manipulate

b. emancipation of the individual
c. the folly of love
d. love overrides reason

4. Ibsen uses this technique to create a powerful play

a. He begins the play in the middle of things, when the events that will
produce a crisis have already occurred.
b. He uses the traditional structure of a Shakespearean drama.
c. He begins with a dramatic monologue.
d. He intertwines Shakespearean language with modern day diction.

5. Ibsen is known to the world as

a. A crafty Norwegian
b. The father of modern drama
c. A true master of illusion
d. The enemy of the people

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