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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III: Conflict, Chapters 3 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the man in the author's short skit in Book III: Conflict, Chapter 2: Cause and Effect realize he cannot date a girl?
(a) He is ugly.
(b) He is too short.
(c) He is too poor.
(d) He is too fat.

2. Who advises Juliet to take a strong sleeping draught on the eve of her wedding in "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) Count Le Mans.
(b) Friar Lille.
(c) Count La Rochelle.
(d) Friar Laurence.

3. What does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of King Lear?
(a) "Ruthless ambition leads to its own destruction."
(b) "Blind trust leads to destruction."
(c) "Love rewards death."
(d) "Jealousy destroys itself and the object of its love."

4. Why can't the man in the scenario created by the author in Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites take the dog home?
(a) His wife hates stray animals.
(b) He is allergic to dogs.
(c) He owns several cats.
(d) He thinks it will bite him.

5. What verb means to lay stress upon stress?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) Categorize.
(c) Blow up.
(d) Emphasize.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Romeo and Juliet" begins with a feud between the Capulets and _____.

2. According to the author, the opposing force of the antagonist absolutely must be _____.

3. From whom did Nora borrow money in "A Doll's House"?

4. Whom does Macbeth first kill in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?

5. What term refers to a person represented in a drama or story?

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