Question

This question refers to “What Skills Help You Analyze Drama”: In the following example, what is the cause of the event: Because she would not go to the choral concert, she received an F in her music class and was prohibited from retaking the course.

She was prohibited from retaking the course.

She earned an F in her music class and was prohibited from retaking the course.

She would not to go to the choral concert.

She earned an F in her music class.


This question refers to “What Skills Help You Analyze Drama”: Events usually have no more than one cause and one effect. Those that do have more than one cause and one effect occur sparingly.

True

False

Answer 1

1. C: she would not go to the choral concert.

Her not going to the concert caused her to fail the course and not be allowed to re-take it. The F and the inability to retake the course would be the effect.

2. False

Many events can have more than one cause and more than one effect. Effects, especially, can be high in number because one cause can set off a chain of events that affect a lot of different people.