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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 was Lajos Egri's profession when he arrived in the United States?
(a) Shoe shiner.
(b) Chimney sweep.
(c) Garment worker.
(d) Farmer.

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

3. Who translated Ibsen's "The Pillars of Society" to English?
(a) Lajos Egri.
(b) Anton Chekhov.
(c) August Strindberg.
(d) William Archer.

4. From whom did Nora borrow money in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Christine.
(b) Torvald.
(c) Krogstad.
(d) Dr. Rank.

5. Who reveals he has entered the terminal stage of tuberculosis in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Christine.
(b) Nora.
(c) Dr. Rank.
(d) Krogstad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the original title of "The Art of Dramatic Writing"?

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

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

4. What is Nora's last name in "A Doll's House"?

5. 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?

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