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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II: Character, Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Interest.
(c) Friend.
(d) Protagonist.

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

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

4. What does Lajos Egri state first and foremost the writer must have of his characters?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Emotion.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Irony.

5. What does the author claim causes motion in Book II: Character, Chapter 3: The Dialectical Approach?
(a) Craziness.
(b) Contradiction.
(c) Kinetic energy.
(d) Commotion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of "Romeo and Juliet"?

3. The author undoubtedly wants his characters to be the play in order to express _____.

4. 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?

5. What term refers to a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with the hero of a work of drama or literature?

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