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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) Faith.
(b) Environment.
(c) Upbringing.
(d) Education.

2. According to the author, every sensible invention must have _____.
(a) A price.
(b) A purpose.
(c) Marketability.
(d) An owner.

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

4. When did Lajos Egri come to the United States?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1904.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to the social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population?

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

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

4. What does Lajos Egri claim is the premise of "Othello"?

5. When was Lajos Egri born?

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