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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The Sophists taught what, meaning quality or excellence as the highest value and determinant of one's actions in life?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Arete.
(d) Accomplishment.

4. What term refers to any contest or struggle?
(a) Obstacle.
(b) Strife.
(c) Love.
(d) Fight.

5. When did Lajos Egri die?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1963.

6. A play, according to the author, will not work without what central figure who drives the action?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Pivotal character.
(c) Protagonist.
(d) Hero.

7. In Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach, the author exemplifies his approach by creating a female character who turns to _____.
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her father.
(d) Prostitution.

8. According to the author, you must present a character as _____.
(a) An individual.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) An aesthetic.
(d) A principled person.

9. Aristotle was a student of _____.
(a) Xenophanes.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Plato.
(d) Heraclitus.

10. What is needed to make life keep constantly going, according to the author in Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach?
(a) Faith.
(b) Motion.
(c) Determination.
(d) Money.

11. What Classic Greek philosopher claimed character was secondary to action?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Heraclitus.
(d) Xenophanes.

12. What was the original title of "The Art of Dramatic Writing"?
(a) "How to Write a Play".
(b) "A Playwright's Dream".
(c) "Acting In the Modern World".
(d) "The Stage".

13. Where was Lajos Egri born?
(a) Hungary.
(b) France.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Italy.

14. Who is the father of Oedipus?
(a) Creon.
(b) King Pelops.
(c) Jocasta.
(d) King Laius.

15. The author claims that a man's _____ will react to something that affects him physically more so than his body.
(a) Spirit.
(b) Heart.
(c) Conscience.
(d) Mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lajos Egri born?

2. In Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites, the author creates a skit where an abandoned street dog makes friends with what?

3. According to the author, every sensible invention must have _____.

4. What are defined as habitual patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion?

5. According to the author, the opposing force of the antagonist absolutely must be _____.

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