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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 is defined by Webster's Dictionary as "a proposition antecedently supposed or proved; a basis of argument. A proposition stated or assumed as leading to a conclusion"?
(a) Premise.
(b) Assumption.
(c) Prerogative.
(d) Axiom.

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

3. 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?
(a) Ultimate drama.
(b) Megadrama.
(c) Over dramatization.
(d) Melodrama.

4. The author asserts that one key factor in obtaining conflict is what?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Growth.
(c) Love.
(d) Hate.

5. When was "Oedipus Rex" first performed?
(a) 249 A.D.
(b) 249 B.C.
(c) 429 A.D.
(d) 429 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom did Nora borrow money in "A Doll's House"?

2. 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?

3. According to the author, a character must represent the influence his _____ has had on him.

4. What must every planned sprint have, according to the author in Book I: The Premise?

5. The author claims that a man's _____ will react to something that affects him physically more so than his body.

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