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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II: Character, Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, a character must represent the influence his _____ has had on him.
(a) Environment.
(b) Faith.
(c) Education.
(d) Upbringing.

2. Whom was Plato a student of?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Heraclitus.
(c) Xenophanes.
(d) Socrates.

3. What must every planned sprint have, according to the author in Book I: The Premise?
(a) A destination.
(b) A start line.
(c) Resting points.
(d) A starting gun.

4. What is a method of argument that has been central to both Indic and European philosophy since ancient times and was made popular by Plato?
(a) Debate.
(b) Dialectic.
(c) Roundtable discussion.
(d) Bickering.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What French writer and critic born in 1849 said every play needs a goal?

2. The Sophists taught what, meaning quality or excellence as the highest value and determinant of one's actions in life?

3. What character element is established from detailing his body and health, the people around him and his environment, and his mind?

4. What was Lajos Egri's profession when he arrived in the United States?

5. Where was Lajos Egri born?

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