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

2. In Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites, the author asserts that characters must be what?
(a) Likeable.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Well-defined.
(d) Varied.

3. Where was Lajos Egri born?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Argentina.

4. What term refers to a person represented in a drama or story?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Heroine.
(c) Character.
(d) Hero.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization?

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

3. What does Lajos Egri state first and foremost the writer must have of his characters?

4. Lajos Egri compels the writer to know that their characters should not be dependent on their _____.

5. What term refers to a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with the hero of a work of drama or literature?

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