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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 term refers to a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with the hero of a work of drama or literature?
(a) Obligation.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Villain.
(d) Protagonist.

2. In Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites, the author creates a skit where an abandoned street dog makes friends with what?
(a) A woman.
(b) A boy.
(c) A girl.
(d) A man.

3. Where is the man who meets the dog going in the author's scenario in Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites?
(a) Work.
(b) The courthouse.
(c) The Library.
(d) A restaurant.

4. Who kills Macbeth at the end of "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?
(a) Macduff.
(b) Fleance.
(c) Siward.
(d) Malcolm.

5. What refers to the psychological classification of different types of individuals?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Personality type.
(c) Race.
(d) Attitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lajos Egri's terminology for the physiological, psychological, and sociological makeup of a character?

2. Whom does Macbeth first kill in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?

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

4. The author claims that a man's _____ will react to something that affects him physically more so than his body.

5. What does Oedipus do in the ending of "Oedipus Rex"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What example of growth does the author describe in "A Doll's House"?

2. What does the author claim is the one key factor in obtaining conflict?

3. How does Egri relate the premise to the universal truth?

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

5. What is the role of character according to the author in Chapter 6: Plot or Character--Which?

6. What is the first step to fleshing out characters, according to the author?

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

8. What does the author assert of writers who decide to write of their own experiences?

9. What does the author assert about character development in Chapter 7: Characters Plotting Their Own Play?

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

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