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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 does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) "Ruthless ambition leads to its own destruction."
(b) "Blind trust leads to destruction."
(c) "Great love defies even death."
(d) "Love rewards death."

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

3. What French writer and critic born in 1849 said every play needs a goal?
(a) Ferdinand Brunetière.
(b) Jean Giraudoux.
(c) Pierre de Ronsard.
(d) Jean Michel Jarre.

4. Who wrote the play "A Doll's House"?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Henrik Ibsen.
(c) Anton Chekhov.
(d) August Strindberg.

5. Whom do Juliet's parents try to get her to marry in "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) Count Toulouse.
(b) Count Paris.
(c) Count Bordeaux.
(d) Count Marseille.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term is called storyline, the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story?

2. Where was Lajos Egri born?

3. What expressionist play by Lajos Egri was translated from Hungarian and produced at the Provincetown Playhouse in New York in the 1920s?

4. What must every planned sprint have, according to the author in Book I: The Premise?

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

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