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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 French writer and critic born in 1849 said every play needs a goal?
(a) Jean Michel Jarre.
(b) Pierre de Ronsard.
(c) Jean Giraudoux.
(d) Ferdinand Brunetière.

2. Whom does Oedipus marry?
(a) Ione.
(b) Jocasta.
(c) Phoebe.
(d) Acredes.

3. Lajos Egri compels the writer to know that their characters should not be dependent on their _____.
(a) Premise.
(b) Thoughts.
(c) Pen.
(d) Imagination.

4. Whom was Plato a student of?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Heraclitus.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Xenophanes.

5. Who is Nora's husband in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Dr. Rank.
(b) Torvald.
(c) Dr. Linde.
(d) Krogstad.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, when a writer has pivotal characters and antagonists, he must make certain they are ____.

2. What term refers to any contest or struggle?

3. What term refers to a lack of conflict in a scene or play?

4. What does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of King Lear?

5. 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 ______.

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