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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. According to the author, the opposing force of the antagonist absolutely must be _____.
(a) More than that of the pivotal character.
(b) Strategically placed.
(c) Equal to the pivotal character.
(d) Less than that of the pivotal character.

2. Who kills Macbeth at the end of "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Macduff.
(c) Fleance.
(d) Siward.

3. Who advises Juliet to take a strong sleeping draught on the eve of her wedding in "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) Friar Laurence.
(b) Count Le Mans.
(c) Friar Lille.
(d) Count La Rochelle.

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

5. What classical Greek Athenian philosopher was credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy and was known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Plato.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Heraclitus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lajos Egri compels the writer to know that their characters should not be dependent on their _____.

2. A play, according to the author, will not work without what central figure who drives the action?

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

4. What does Oedipus do in the ending of "Oedipus Rex"?

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

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