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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: General, Chapters 1 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Book II, Character, Chapter 2: Environment discusses how a man's environment, health, and what will shape him into what he is?
(a) Opinion.
(b) Economic background.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Determination.

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

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

4. Whom does Macbeth first kill in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?
(a) Banquo.
(b) Lennox.
(c) King Duncan.
(d) Seyton.

5. Who wrote the play "Tobacco Road"?
(a) Robert E. Sherwood.
(b) Erskine Caldwell.
(c) Noel Coward.
(d) Osias L. Schwarz.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a scene ends the same way it begins, it is ____, and therefore boring because it ignores drama, according to the author.

2. According to the author, when a writer has pivotal characters and antagonists, he must make certain they are ____.

3. When was "Tobacco Road" first performed?

4. The author stresses that it is bad play writing to create atmosphere and gather evidence of the problem before establishing _____.

5. Who offers an explanation of dialogue in Book IV: General, Chapter 3: Dialogue?

(see the answer key)

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