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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II: Character, Chapters 4 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Lajos Egri die?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1963.

2. What is Nora's last name in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Helmer.
(b) Krogstad.
(c) Rank.
(d) Torvald.

3. What does Lajos Egri claim is the premise of "Othello"?
(a) "Ruthless ambition leads to its own destruction."
(b) "Jealousy destroys itself and the object of its love."
(c) "Love rewards death."
(d) "Great love defies even death."

4. When focusing on exactly how the pivotal character will come to lead a cause, the author explains that something is to be _____.
(a) Enlightening.
(b) At stake for them.
(c) Motivating.
(d) In conflict.

5. What term is defined by Webster's Dictionary as "a proposition antecedently supposed or proved; a basis of argument. A proposition stated or assumed as leading to a conclusion"?
(a) Premise.
(b) Assumption.
(c) Axiom.
(d) Prerogative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to a lack of conflict in a scene or play?

2. Who is Nora's husband in "A Doll's House"?

3. What term refers to a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with the hero of a work of drama or literature?

4. What French writer and critic born in 1849 said every play needs a goal?

5. What term is called storyline, the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story?

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