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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III: Conflict, Chapters 3 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What term refers to the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work?
(a) Friend.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Interest.
(d) Protagonist.

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

4. 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) Over dramatization.
(b) Megadrama.
(c) Melodrama.
(d) Ultimate drama.

5. When did Lajos Egri come to the United States?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1899.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nora's last name in "A Doll's House"?

2. Who tells Krogstad that she only married her husband because she had no other means to support her sick mother and young siblings in "A Doll's House"?

3. According to the author, you must present a character as _____.

4. Whom is Christine in love with in "A Doll's House"?

5. When was Lajos Egri born?

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