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

2. The author claims that a man's _____ will react to something that affects him physically more so than his body.
(a) Spirit.
(b) Conscience.
(c) Mind.
(d) Heart.

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

4. What term is called storyline, the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story?
(a) Plot.
(b) Tale.
(c) Drama.
(d) Meaning.

5. "Romeo and Juliet" begins with a feud between the Capulets and _____.
(a) The Montagues.
(b) The Mumfords.
(c) The Moreaus.
(d) The Moultons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of "Romeo and Juliet"?

2. Who is Romeo's cousin in "Romeo and Juliet"?

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

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

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

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