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

2. When did Lajos Egri come to the United States?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1906.

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

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

5. What term refers to the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work?
(a) Protagonist.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Friend.
(d) Interest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lajos Egri claim is the premise of "Othello"?

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

3. Whom do Juliet's parents try to get her to marry in "Romeo and Juliet"?

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

5. What term refers to the process of finding two differing bodies, making them the protagonist and antagonist, and making these characters so well defined that you are allowed to put them into a situation in which they are unable to make a compromise?

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