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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Motive.
(c) Weapon.
(d) Victim.

3. According to the author, the opposing force of the antagonist absolutely must be _____.
(a) More than that of the pivotal character.
(b) Less than that of the pivotal character.
(c) Equal to the pivotal character.
(d) Strategically placed.

4. From whom did Nora borrow money in "A Doll's House"?
(a) Dr. Rank.
(b) Torvald.
(c) Krogstad.
(d) Christine.

5. What term is defined by Webster's Dictionary as "a proposition antecedently supposed or proved; a basis of argument. A proposition stated or assumed as leading to a conclusion"?
(a) Prerogative.
(b) Axiom.
(c) Assumption.
(d) Premise.

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

7. In Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites, the author states that the antagonist and pivotal character absolutely cannot do what?
(a) Have a common friend.
(b) Kill each other.
(c) Compromise.
(d) Be friends.

8. "Romeo and Juliet" begins with a feud between the Capulets and _____.
(a) The Montagues.
(b) The Moreaus.
(c) The Moultons.
(d) The Mumfords.

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

10. The author asserts that one key factor in obtaining conflict is what?
(a) Hate.
(b) Love.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Growth.

11. What does Lajos Egri claim is the premise of "Othello"?
(a) "Great love defies even death."
(b) "Ruthless ambition leads to its own destruction."
(c) "Jealousy destroys itself and the object of its love."
(d) "Love rewards death."

12. 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?
(a) He thinks it will bite him.
(b) He owns several cats.
(c) He is allergic to dogs.
(d) His wife hates stray animals.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 _____.

2. Where has Nora arrived from in the beginning of "A Doll's House"?

3. According to the author, characters must do what, for if a character is the same way in the beginning as he is in the end, the play is bad?

4. What term refers to the social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population?

5. What has a reigning power in the presence of a written piece of work according to Lajos Egri?

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