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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III: Conflict, Chapters 1 -2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lajos Egri state first and foremost the writer must have of his characters?
(a) Irony.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Empathy.

2. According to the author, the opposing force of the antagonist absolutely must be _____.
(a) Equal to the pivotal character.
(b) Less than that of the pivotal character.
(c) Strategically placed.
(d) More than that of the pivotal character.

3. What was the original title of "The Art of Dramatic Writing"?
(a) "How to Write a Play".
(b) "Acting In the Modern World".
(c) "The Stage".
(d) "A Playwright's Dream".

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

5. What American writer wrote "The root-idea is the beginning of the process"?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) John Steinbeck.
(d) John Howard Lawson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA?

2. The Sophists taught what, meaning quality or excellence as the highest value and determinant of one's actions in life?

3. What character element is established from detailing his body and health, the people around him and his environment, and his mind?

4. What term refers to any contest or struggle?

5. When a scene ends the same way it begins, it is ____, and therefore boring because it ignores drama, according to the author.

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