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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II: Character, Chapters 4 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lajos Egri compels the writer to know that their characters should not be dependent on their _____.
(a) Imagination.
(b) Premise.
(c) Pen.
(d) Thoughts.

2. According to the author, you must present a character as _____.
(a) An individual.
(b) A principled person.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) An aesthetic.

3. What term refers to a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with the hero of a work of drama or literature?
(a) Villain.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Obligation.
(d) Antagonist.

4. Who is Nora's husband in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Dr. Linde.
(b) Torvald.
(c) Dr. Rank.
(d) Krogstad.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term is defined by Webster's Dictionary as "a proposition antecedently supposed or proved; a basis of argument. A proposition stated or assumed as leading to a conclusion"?

3. Who reveals he has entered the terminal stage of tuberculosis in "A Doll's House"?

4. Who hid Desdemona's handkerchief in Cassio's lodging in "Othello"?

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

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