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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a settlement of differences by mutual concessions, an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims?

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

3. What American writer wrote "The root-idea is the beginning of the process"?

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

5. When did Lajos Egri die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the author assert in Book II: Character, Chapter 5: Strength of Will in a Character about the need to fight?

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

4. What example does the author give to explain the unity of opposites?

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

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

7. What does orchestration mean? How is it accomplished?

8. What must be at stake for the pivotal character, according to the author?

9. What example does the author give for the use of dialectics in perceiving contradictions in Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Robert E. Sherwood's play, "Idiot's Delight". What are the plot, major characters and premise of the play? What does the author assert of its structure?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the play "King Lear" and Egri's assessment of its premise. Who is the pivotal character? Who is the antagonist?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss the unity of opposites. How does the author define this term? What does he relate about compromise in the reading?

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