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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II: Character, Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term means a striking exhibition of unlikeness?
(a) Obstacle.
(b) Conflict.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Contrast.

2. Who translated Ibsen's "The Pillars of Society" to English?
(a) August Strindberg.
(b) Lajos Egri.
(c) Anton Chekhov.
(d) William Archer.

3. What is Nora's last name in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Krogstad.
(b) Helmer.
(c) Torvald.
(d) Rank.

4. Who is the father of Oedipus?
(a) King Laius.
(b) Jocasta.
(c) Creon.
(d) King Pelops.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. It is the job of the character to prove what?

2. In Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites, the author asserts that characters must be what?

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

4. Who is Nora's husband in "A Doll's House"?

5. Whom does the man live with, in the scenario created by the author in Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites?

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