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

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

3. 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) Dialectic.
(b) Roundtable discussion.
(c) Bickering.
(d) Debate.

4. What term refers to the social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population?
(a) Environment.
(b) Challenges.
(c) Destiny.
(d) Endurance.

5. Who is Macbeth's friend and a general in the army in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?
(a) Banquo.
(b) Macduff.
(c) Lennox.
(d) Donalbain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom was Plato a student of?

2. According to the author, it is essential that the main character have no _____ toward his ends.

3. What does the author claim causes motion in Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach?

4. 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?"

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

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