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

2. What term refers to a lack of conflict in a scene or play?
(a) Static.
(b) Boring.
(c) Peace.
(d) Drama.

3. In Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach, the author exemplifies his approach by creating a female character who turns to _____.
(a) Her husband.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

4. What childless widow is friends with Nora in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Christine Rank.
(b) Christine Krogstad.
(c) Christine Linde.
(d) Christine Torvald.

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) Prerogative.
(b) Premise.
(c) Axiom.
(d) Assumption.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II: Character, Chapter 5: Strength of Will in a Character, the author sets up a situation where a crime is committed with supposedly no ______.

2. Lajos Egri asserts that growth is a real character's reaction to his _____.

3. What does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of King Lear?

4. The antagonist in a play or work of literature faces off against _____.

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

(see the answer key)

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