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Classics of the Theatre Trivia Quiz

Here's a look at some of the classical (non-musical) works of the theatre. Enjoy it.

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

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
13,059

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1758

Last 3 plays: CLEE2024 (4/10), Guest 71 (9/10), Peachie13 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Being trapped in a room with people that you dislike is a view of hell that is presented in 'No Exit'. Who wrote it? Hint

Jean Paul Sartre

Simone De Beauvoir

Eugene Ionesco

Bertolt Brecht

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Question 2 of 10

2. In Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf', the principal players are named: Hint

George and Martha

Adam and Eve

Abe and Mary

Andrew and Rachel

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Question 3 of 10

3. Arthur Miller's play about a Marilyn Monroe-like woman: Hint

A View From The Bridge

The Ride Down Mt. Morgan

All My Sons

After the Fall

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Question 4 of 10

4. The entertaining comedy, 'The Importance of Being Earnest', was written by: Hint

Samuel Beckett

Jorge Luis Borges

Oscar Wilde

Luigi Pirandello

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Question 5 of 10

5. The play 'Golden Boy' has been made into a movie on more than one occasion. Who is the playwright? Hint

Clifford Odets

Elmer Rice

William Inge

Robert Anderson

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Question 6 of 10

6. In Jason Miller's 'That Championship Season', the individuals involved had been champions in what sport? Hint

Baseball

Basketball

Football

Hockey

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was NOT one of Shakespeare's contemporaries? Hint

Maxwell Anderson

Christopher Marlowe

Ben Jonson

John Webster

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'The Children's Hour' dramatizes the consequences that flow from a scandalous lie. Who wrote it? Hint

George S. Kaufman

Marsha Norman

Lillian Hellman

Preston Sturges

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Question 9 of 10

9. The dramatization of the life of Joan of Arc in 'Saint Joan' was written by: Hint

George Bernard Shaw

Thornton Wilder

Moss Hart

Wendy Wasserstein

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Question 10 of 10

10. The prize winning 'Glengarry Glen Ross' was written by: Hint

David Mamet

Tennessee Williams

Eugene O'Neill

Tony Kushner

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 18 2024 : CLEE2024: 4/10
Dec 07 2024 : Guest 71: 9/10
Nov 20 2024 : Peachie13: 10/10
Nov 20 2024 : Guest 1: 4/10
Nov 19 2024 : Guest 174: 10/10
Nov 07 2024 : Chavs: 7/10
Nov 03 2024 : Guest 174: 10/10
Nov 03 2024 : Guest 73: 9/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Being trapped in a room with people that you dislike is a view of hell that is presented in 'No Exit'. Who wrote it?

Answer: Jean Paul Sartre

Clever idea.

2. In Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf', the principal players are named:

Answer: George and Martha

As in George and Martha Washington.

3. Arthur Miller's play about a Marilyn Monroe-like woman:

Answer: After the Fall

All four are Miller plays.

4. The entertaining comedy, 'The Importance of Being Earnest', was written by:

Answer: Oscar Wilde

Witty and amusing.

5. The play 'Golden Boy' has been made into a movie on more than one occasion. Who is the playwright?

Answer: Clifford Odets

Odets also did 'The Country Girl', which became a movie with William Holden, Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby.

6. In Jason Miller's 'That Championship Season', the individuals involved had been champions in what sport?

Answer: Basketball

Award-winning play.

7. Who was NOT one of Shakespeare's contemporaries?

Answer: Maxwell Anderson

Jonson was quite popular; Marlowe was also no slouch. Webster wrote 'The Duchess of Malfi'.

8. 'The Children's Hour' dramatizes the consequences that flow from a scandalous lie. Who wrote it?

Answer: Lillian Hellman

One of her best.

9. The dramatization of the life of Joan of Arc in 'Saint Joan' was written by:

Answer: George Bernard Shaw

One of his best known works.

10. The prize winning 'Glengarry Glen Ross' was written by:

Answer: David Mamet

It was Mamet who wrote the play (and the screenplay for the movie).

Source: Author robert362

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