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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. In Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach, the author exemplifies his approach by creating a female character who turns to _____.
(a) Her father.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Her mother.

2. 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) Money.
(d) Determination.

3. What French author and dramatist is cited in Book I: The Premise as stating "How can you tell what road to take unless you know where you are going?"
(a) François Mauriac, the Younger.
(b) Henri Bergson, the Older.
(c) Alexandre Dumas, the Younger.
(d) Jean-Paul Sartre, the Older.

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

5. What does Lajos Egri state first and foremost the writer must have of his characters?
(a) Irony.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Empathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader?

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

3. What does Lajos Egri define as being what a writer sets out to prove with his story?

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

5. Where was Lajos Egri born?

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