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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 person represented in a drama or story?
(a) Hero.
(b) Heroine.
(c) Character.
(d) Antagonist.

2. In Book II: Character, Chapter 5: Strength of Will in a Character, the author sets up a situation where a crime is committed with supposedly no ______.
(a) Timetable.
(b) Weapon.
(c) Victim.
(d) Motive.

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) Dialectic.
(b) Debate.
(c) Roundtable discussion.
(d) Bickering.

4. According to the author, a character must represent the influence his _____ has had on him.
(a) Education.
(b) Faith.
(c) Upbringing.
(d) Environment.

5. What American writer wrote "The root-idea is the beginning of the process"?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) John Steinbeck.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) John Howard Lawson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was "Oedipus Rex" first performed?

3. What does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of "Romeo and Juliet"?

4. What is needed to make life keep constantly going, according to the author in Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach?

5. Who is Romeo's cousin in "Romeo and Juliet"?

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