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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 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) Alexandre Dumas, the Younger.
(c) Henri Bergson, the Older.
(d) Jean-Paul Sartre, the Older.

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

3. Whom do Juliet's parents try to get her to marry in "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) Count Bordeaux.
(b) Count Toulouse.
(c) Count Marseille.
(d) Count Paris.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lajos Egri die?

2. The Sophists taught what, meaning quality or excellence as the highest value and determinant of one's actions in life?

3. What American writer wrote "The root-idea is the beginning of the process"?

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

5. What must every planned sprint have, according to the author in Book I: The Premise?

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