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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II: Character, Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom was Plato a student of?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Heraclitus.
(c) Xenophanes.
(d) Socrates.

2. Who advises Juliet to take a strong sleeping draught on the eve of her wedding in "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) Friar Lille.
(b) Count La Rochelle.
(c) Count Le Mans.
(d) Friar Laurence.

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

4. What does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of "Romeo and Juliet"?
(a) "Great love defies even death."
(b) "Blind trust leads to destruction."
(c) "Ruthless ambition leads to its own destruction."
(d) "Love rewards death."

5. Where has Nora arrived from in the beginning of "A Doll's House"?
(a) The hair salon.
(b) Shoe shopping.
(c) Christmas shopping.
(d) Grocery shopping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Classic Greek philosopher claimed character was secondary to action?

2. According to the author, a character must represent the influence his _____ has had on him.

3. What does Lajos Egri claim is the premise of "Othello"?

4. What term refers to the process of finding two differing bodies, making them the protagonist and antagonist, and making these characters so well defined that you are allowed to put them into a situation in which they are unable to make a compromise?

5. The antagonist in a play or work of literature faces off against _____.

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