1. Lajos Egri asserts that growth is a real character's reaction to his _____.
(a) Conflict.
(b) Accomplishments.
(c) Luck.
(d) Environment.

2. What does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of King Lear?
(a) "Blind trust leads to destruction."
(b) "Love rewards death."
(c) "Ruthless ambition leads to its own destruction."
(d) "Jealousy destroys itself and the object of its love."

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

4. Who reveals he has entered the terminal stage of tuberculosis in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Dr. Rank.
(b) Christine.
(c) Nora.
(d) Krogstad.

5. What Classic Greek philosopher claimed character was secondary to action?
(a) Heraclitus.
(b) Xenophanes.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Sophocles.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The author asserts that one key factor in obtaining conflict is what?

3. When did Lajos Egri die?

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

5. Why can't the man in the scenario created by the author in Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites take the dog home?

(see the answer key)

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