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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. 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 ______.
(a) Timetable.
(b) Victim.
(c) Weapon.
(d) Motive.

2. What Classic Greek philosopher claimed character was secondary to action?
(a) Xenophanes.
(b) Heraclitus.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Aristotle.

3. What French author and dramatist is cited in Book I: The Premise as stating "How can you tell what road to take unless you know where you are going?"
(a) Henri Bergson, the Older.
(b) Alexandre Dumas, the Younger.
(c) François Mauriac, the Younger.
(d) Jean-Paul Sartre, the Older.

4. What term refers to a person represented in a drama or story?
(a) Heroine.
(b) Hero.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Character.

5. What classical Greek Athenian philosopher was credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy and was known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students?
(a) Heraclitus.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plato.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author claims that a man's _____ will react to something that affects him physically more so than his body.

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

3. In Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach, the author exemplifies his approach by creating a female character who turns to _____.

4. According to the author, a character must represent the influence his _____ has had on him.

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

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