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1. Three of the four playwrights below were born in Ireland. Which one did NOT hail from the Emerald Isle?
2. Which French playwright, ironically, died while performing the title role in his last play, "The Imaginary Invalid"?
3. Which of the following plays was NOT written by Eugene O'Neill?
4. Which playwright, born in Mississippi, renowned in part for a play set in Louisiana, and having a third state for a nickname, was thought to have died by choking on the cap of a bottle of eye drops or nasal spray?
5. Which Romanian-French playwright, known for exemplifying the Theatre of the Absurd, wrote "Rhinoceros"?
6. Which playwright is best known for "The Threepenny Opera", on which he collaborated with composer Kurt Weill?
7. Which flamboyant English playwright, known for his dressing gowns and cigarette holders, wrote many songs in addition to his comedies and dramas?
8. Which playwright, born in Prague, became the last president of Czechoslovakia and, subsequently, the first president of the Czech Republic?
9. Which English playwright, known as the Bard of Avon, is commonly recognized as the author of "Titus Andronicus", "The Winter's Tale", and "Pericles, Prince of Tyre"?
10. Which of the following plays was written by Samuel Beckett?
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