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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. Whom does Macbeth first kill in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?
(a) Seyton.
(b) Banquo.
(c) King Duncan.
(d) Lennox.

2. What term refers to a lack of conflict in a scene or play?
(a) Drama.
(b) Static.
(c) Boring.
(d) Peace.

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) Antagonist.
(c) Obligation.
(d) Protagonist.

4. "Romeo and Juliet" begins with a feud between the Capulets and _____.
(a) The Mumfords.
(b) The Moultons.
(c) The Montagues.
(d) The Moreaus.

5. Whom does Oedipus marry?
(a) Jocasta.
(b) Phoebe.
(c) Ione.
(d) Acredes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Romeo's cousin in "Romeo and Juliet"?

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

3. Who is the father of Oedipus?

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

5. Book II, Character, Chapter 2: Environment discusses how a man's environment, health, and what will shape him into what he is?

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