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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. When was Lajos Egri born?
(a) 1877.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1888.

2. What term refers to a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with the hero of a work of drama or literature?
(a) Protagonist.
(b) Villain.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Obligation.

3. "Romeo and Juliet" begins with a feud between the Capulets and _____.
(a) The Moreaus.
(b) The Moultons.
(c) The Montagues.
(d) The Mumfords.

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

5. The antagonist in a play or work of literature faces off against _____.
(a) The pivotal character.
(b) The forces of good.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The presentation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lajos Egri compels the writer to know that their characters should not be dependent on their _____.

2. 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?

3. What term refers to a lack of conflict in a scene or play?

4. Whom do Juliet's parents try to get her to marry in "Romeo and Juliet"?

5. Who is the father of Oedipus?

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