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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. What term refers to the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work?
(a) Protagonist.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Friend.
(d) Interest.

2. Who hid Desdemona's handkerchief in Cassio's lodging in "Othello"?
(a) Emilia.
(b) Gratiano.
(c) Iago.
(d) Bianca.

3. Who is the father of Oedipus?
(a) King Pelops.
(b) King Laius.
(c) Creon.
(d) Jocasta.

4. Whom does Oedipus marry?
(a) Phoebe.
(b) Jocasta.
(c) Ione.
(d) Acredes.

5. What does Lajos Egri define as being what a writer sets out to prove with his story?
(a) The plot.
(b) The laws of science.
(c) The truth.
(d) The premise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lajos Egri state first and foremost the writer must have of his characters?

2. What American writer wrote "The root-idea is the beginning of the process"?

3. Where was Lajos Egri born?

4. What does Oedipus do in the ending of "Oedipus Rex"?

5. Book II, Character, Chapter 2: Environment discusses how a man's environment, health, and what will shape him into what he is?

(see the answer key)

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