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Mourning Becomes Electra Trivia Quiz

This play by Eugene O'Neill is really morbid yet really good!

A multiple-choice quiz by Ilovedr. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Ilovedr

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
214,673

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
330

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What war has just finished as the play begins? Hint

The American Civil War

World War I

The American Revolution

Spanish American War

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is the first man who courts Lavinia?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Dr. Blake thought that Ezra Mannon really died due to ________. Hint

heart failure

love

cancer

bullet wound

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is the man whom Seth bet to stay in the Mannon's house overnight? Hint

Ames

Silva

Small

Mackel

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where do Christine and Brant plan to sail away to? Hint

India

China

France

England

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what room of the Mannon house did Christine shoot herself? Hint

bedroom

kitchen

study

living room

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who does Orin give the envelope with his script to in order to keep it safe?

Answer: (name one word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Lavinia marries Peter.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What color dress does Lavinia wear that her mother also wore? Hint

green

red

black

blue

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Question 10 of 10

10. As punishment for herself, Lavinia decides to live in the Mannon house among the dead.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What war has just finished as the play begins?

Answer: The American Civil War

Ezra Mannon and Orin Mannon return war heroes after years of fighting in the Civil War.

2. Who is the first man who courts Lavinia?

Answer: Peter

Peter is the only man who ever really loved Lavinia. Adam Brant only pretended to court Lavinia in an effort to hide his relationship with Christine.

3. Dr. Blake thought that Ezra Mannon really died due to ________.

Answer: love

Although Dr. Blake knew that Ezra had a heart condition, he felt that he really died from love.

4. Who is the man whom Seth bet to stay in the Mannon's house overnight?

Answer: Small

These men are Seth's friends, and all of them were afraid to enter the house since it was thought to be haunted.

5. Where do Christine and Brant plan to sail away to?

Answer: China

After Christine knows that both Orin and Lavinia know about her lover, she decides that she must get away with Brant.

6. In what room of the Mannon house did Christine shoot herself?

Answer: study

Christine was looking for a way to end her life and found the gun lying on the floor in the study.

7. Who does Orin give the envelope with his script to in order to keep it safe?

Answer: Hazel

Orin writes a script of all his family's crimes and gives it to Hazel so Lavinia cannot read it.

8. Lavinia marries Peter.

Answer: False

The two plan on marrying but Lavinia breaks off the marriage because she feels she will make Peter unhappy and bitter.

9. What color dress does Lavinia wear that her mother also wore?

Answer: green

When Lavinia wears this dress, people mistake her for her deceased mother.

10. As punishment for herself, Lavinia decides to live in the Mannon house among the dead.

Answer: True

Lavinia knows that if she lives in the Mannon house all by herself, the dead will not let her live in peace and will not let her die quickly. She feels this is a just punishment for all the wrong that she has committed in the past year.

Source: Author Ilovedr

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