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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 expressionist play by Lajos Egri was translated from Hungarian and produced at the Provincetown Playhouse in New York in the 1920s?
(a) "Devils".
(b) "Believe Me or Not".
(c) "There Will be No Performance".
(d) "Rapid Transit".

2. What does the author claim causes motion in Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach?
(a) Commotion.
(b) Kinetic energy.
(c) Contradiction.
(d) Craziness.

3. What is a method of argument that has been central to both Indic and European philosophy since ancient times and was made popular by Plato?
(a) Bickering.
(b) Roundtable discussion.
(c) Dialectic.
(d) Debate.

4. What term is called storyline, the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story?
(a) Meaning.
(b) Plot.
(c) Tale.
(d) Drama.

5. According to the author, it is essential that the main character have no _____ toward his ends.
(a) Conflict.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Battle.
(d) Alternative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What French writer and critic born in 1849 said every play needs a goal?

2. What term refers to any contest or struggle?

3. The antagonist in a play or work of literature faces off against _____.

4. Whom does Macbeth first kill in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?

5. Who translated Ibsen's "The Pillars of Society" to English?

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