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Quiz about Characters from Classic Drama

Characters from Classic Drama Trivia Quiz

This quiz deals with famous characters from the dramatic stage. You have to identify the playwright who has created that character.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
18,115

Updated
Dec 06 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1760

Last 3 plays: Guest 80 (8/10), dmaxst (6/10), Guest 1 (3/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Willy Loman Hint

Arthur Miller

Elmer Rice

Clifford Odets

David Mamet

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Question 2 of 10

2. Maggie Hint

Tennessee Williams

Moss Hart

Lillian Hellman

George S. Kaufman

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Question 3 of 10

3. George and Martha Hint

Thornton Wilder

Edward Albee

Maxwell Anderson

Eugene Ionesco

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Question 4 of 10

4. Hickey Hint

T.S. Eliot

Robert Anderson

Eugene O'Neill

John Osborne

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Question 5 of 10

5. Algernon, Lady Bracknell Hint

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Oscar Wilde

Oliver Goldsmith

John Millington Synge

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Question 6 of 10

6. Joan of Arc Hint

George Bernard Shaw

Albert Camus

Anton Chekhov

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Question 7 of 10

7. Nora Hint

August Strindberg

Henrik Ibsen

MArk Twain

Luigi Pirandello

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Question 8 of 10

8. James, Ella, Jamie and Edmund Tyrone Hint

Eugene O'Neill

Terence Rattigan

Sean O'Faolain

Tony Kushner

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Question 9 of 10

9. Vladimir and Estragon Hint

Samuel Beckett

John Webster

William Inge

Jean Anouilh

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Question 10 of 10

10. Stanley and Blanche Hint

Ben Jonson

David Rabe

Christopher Marlowe

Tennessee Williams

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 16 2024 : Guest 80: 8/10
Nov 24 2024 : dmaxst: 6/10
Nov 20 2024 : Guest 1: 3/10
Nov 20 2024 : Guest 81: 8/10
Nov 19 2024 : Guest 24: 7/10
Nov 19 2024 : Guest 174: 9/10
Nov 19 2024 : SueGoody: 8/10
Nov 19 2024 : Guest 78: 8/10
Nov 03 2024 : Guest 185: 5/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Willy Loman

Answer: Arthur Miller

'Death of A Salesman' - generally considered one of the best American plays. Certainly one of the most famous.

2. Maggie

Answer: Tennessee Williams

'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' - featuring 'Maggie the Cat'

3. George and Martha

Answer: Edward Albee

'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' - these are not happy people

4. Hickey

Answer: Eugene O'Neill

'The Iceman Cometh' - interesting character in a long, big-cast play

5. Algernon, Lady Bracknell

Answer: Oscar Wilde

'Importance of Being Earnest' - clever, his best

6. Joan of Arc

Answer: George Bernard Shaw

'Saint Joan' - his most famous (other than 'Pygmalion')

7. Nora

Answer: Henrik Ibsen

'A Doll's House' - big-time feminism in its day

8. James, Ella, Jamie and Edmund Tyrone

Answer: Eugene O'Neill

The haunted family in the autobiographical 'Long Day's Journey into Night'. What a life!

9. Vladimir and Estragon

Answer: Samuel Beckett

The two tramps in 'Waiting for Godot' - famous, but not exactly easy entertainment

10. Stanley and Blanche

Answer: Tennessee Williams

'Streetcar Named Desire' - generally considered one of the best American plays. Certainly one of the most famous.

Source: Author robert362

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