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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Macbeth's friend and a general in the army in "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?
(a) Lennox.
(b) Banquo.
(c) Donalbain.
(d) Macduff.

2. In Book II, Character, Chapter 11: Unity of Opposites, the author asserts that characters must be what?
(a) Varied.
(b) Well-defined.
(c) Passionate.
(d) Likeable.

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

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

5. According to the author, it is essential that the main character have no _____ toward his ends.
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Battle.
(c) Alternative.
(d) Conflict.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader?

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

3. What are defined as habitual patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion?

4. When did Lajos Egri die?

5. The author asserts that one key factor in obtaining conflict is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe contradiction and dialectics?

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

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

4. What does the author say about compromise between the pivotal character and the antagonist? Can it be achieved?

5. What is the author's premise in opening Book II: Character, Chapter 1?

6. How does Egri view the correlation between thinking and premise?

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

8. What are the three dimensions the author describes as "bone structure"?

9. What does Egri say about the writer's doubts about a character's development?

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

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