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

2. The author undoubtedly wants his characters to be the play in order to express _____.
(a) The plot.
(b) The ending.
(c) The premise.
(d) The suspense.

3. What was Lajos Egri's profession when he arrived in the United States?
(a) Garment worker.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Chimney sweep.
(d) Shoe shiner.

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

5. What American writer wrote "The root-idea is the beginning of the process"?
(a) John Howard Lawson.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) John Steinbeck.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Lajos Egri born?

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

4. What does Lajos Egri claim to be the premise of King Lear?

5. Why can't the man in the scenario created by the author in Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites take the dog home?

(see the answer key)

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