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

2. The antagonist in a play or work of literature faces off against _____.
(a) The presentation.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The pivotal character.
(d) The forces of good.

3. What was Lajos Egri's profession when he arrived in the United States?
(a) Chimney sweep.
(b) Shoe shiner.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Garment worker.

4. What does Lajos Egri define as being what a writer sets out to prove with his story?
(a) The laws of science.
(b) The truth.
(c) The premise.
(d) The plot.

5. The author takes a look at when a play's story moves from something like love to hate, and claims that in order to have this, things need to be _____.
(a) Well-defined.
(b) Gradual.
(c) Blurred together.
(d) Quick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What French author and dramatist is cited in Book I: The Premise as stating "How can you tell what road to take unless you know where you are going?"

2. Who advises Juliet to take a strong sleeping draught on the eve of her wedding in "Romeo and Juliet"?

3. Why can't the man in the scenario created by the author in Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites take the dog home?

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

5. When was Lajos Egri born?

(see the answer key)

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