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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 was Lajos Egri's profession when he arrived in the United States?
(a) Garment worker.
(b) Chimney sweep.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Shoe shiner.

2. Who is Romeo's cousin in "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) Friar John.
(b) Mercutio.
(c) Benvolio.
(d) Abram.

3. What French writer and critic born in 1849 said every play needs a goal?
(a) Ferdinand Brunetière.
(b) Jean Giraudoux.
(c) Jean Michel Jarre.
(d) Pierre de Ronsard.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lajos Egri born?

2. What is Lajos Egri's terminology for the physiological, psychological, and sociological makeup of a character?

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

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

5. In Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach, the author exemplifies his approach by creating a female character who turns to _____.

(see the answer key)

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