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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. The author undoubtedly wants his characters to be the play in order to express _____.
(a) The suspense.
(b) The plot.
(c) The ending.
(d) The premise.

2. A play, according to the author, will not work without what central figure who drives the action?
(a) Protagonist.
(b) Pivotal character.
(c) Hero.
(d) Antagonist.

3. 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) Victim.
(b) Timetable.
(c) Motive.
(d) Weapon.

4. What refers to a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader?
(a) Manifesto.
(b) Story.
(c) Script.
(d) Poem.

5. What is needed to make life keep constantly going, according to the author in Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach?
(a) Faith.
(b) Motion.
(c) Determination.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who hid Desdemona's handkerchief in Cassio's lodging in "Othello"?

3. When was "Oedipus Rex" first performed?

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

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

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