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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What classical Greek Athenian philosopher was credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy and was known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students?
(a) Plato.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Heraclitus.

2. Whom do Juliet's parents try to get her to marry in "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) Count Paris.
(b) Count Toulouse.
(c) Count Marseille.
(d) Count Bordeaux.

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

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

5. When was Lajos Egri born?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1877.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Oedipus Rex"?

2. Lajos Egri asserts that growth is a real character's reaction to his _____.

3. When did Lajos Egri come to the United States?

4. According to the author, it is essential that the main character have no _____ toward his ends.

5. What refers to the psychological classification of different types of individuals?

Short Essay Questions

1. What examples does Egri use in Book I: The Premise to describe love in a play?

2. How does Egri assert a writer may begin a play without a premise?

3. What does Egri say about the writer's doubts about a character's development?

4. What are the three dimensions the author describes as "bone structure"?

5. How does Egri view the correlation between thinking and premise?

6. How important is a character's environment to their actions?

7. How does the author show the importance of character in "Oedipus Rex"?

8. How does the author describe contradiction and dialectics?

9. How does Egri relate man's mind with his physical body in describing character development?

10. Describe the author's belief about growth in the character. Why must characters grow?

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