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Playwrights Trivia Quiz

What did you learn in Intro To The Theatre 101? Try these multiple choice questions - most of which deal with contemporary playwrights. Have some fun and get 'dramatic!'

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

Author
dbljw

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
2,942

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1950

Last 3 plays: Guest 80 (9/10), Guest 107 (6/10), Guest 166 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This late playwright wrote 'Suddenly, Last Summer'. Hint

Arthur Miller

William Inge

Elmer Rice

Tennessee Williams

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Question 2 of 10

2. He was the son of a famous actor and many of his plays, such as 'A Long Day's Journey Into Night', were autobiographical. Hint

Tennessee Williams

James Agee

August Wilson

Eugene O'Neill

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was awarded to this playwight in 1999 for her play 'Wit'. Hint

Wendy Wasserstein

Margaret Edson

Marsha Norman

Jane Martin

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Question 4 of 10

4. This contemporary British playwright won an Oscar for the screenplay of 'Shakespeare in Love' and is the author of such plays as 'Arcadia' and 'The Real Thing'. Hint

John Osbourn

Tom Stoppard

Brian Friel

Maxwell Anderson

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Question 5 of 10

5. A collaborator with George S. Kaufman, this playwright shared credit for 'You Can't Take It With You'. Hint

Moss Hart

Elmer Rice

Edna Ferber

Marc Connolly

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Question 6 of 10

6. He wrote 'Fences', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', and 'Joe Turner's Come And Gone'. Who is he? Hint

Eugene O'Neill

Marc Connolly

August Wilson

Tennessee Williams

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Question 7 of 10

7. A movie version of this playwright's 'Bus Stop' starred Marilyn Monroe. Hint

Thornton Wilder

William Inge

Arthur Miller

Marsha Norman

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Question 8 of 10

8. She wrote the mother-and daughter drama entitled ' 'Night, Mother'. Who is she? Hint

Wendy Wasserstein

Jane Martin

Marsha Norman

Margaret Edson

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of America's most prolific playwrights, he penned 'Come Blow Your Horn' and 'Biloxi Blues'. Hint

Tom Stoppard

Arthur Miller

Brian Friel

Neil Simon

10. At the time, the most popular and significant playwright of the first Elizabethian Age in England was not considered to be William Shakespeare. That was the author of 'Volpone' and other comedies. Who am I talking about? Hint

Christopher Marlowe

John Webster

William Peele

Ben Jonson

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Dec 16 2024 : Guest 80: 9/10
Dec 15 2024 : Guest 107: 6/10
Dec 15 2024 : Guest 166: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This late playwright wrote 'Suddenly, Last Summer'.

Answer: Tennessee Williams

This play was made into a movie starring Katherine Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor. It had a daring theme for its time, which involved cannibalism and homosexuality.

2. He was the son of a famous actor and many of his plays, such as 'A Long Day's Journey Into Night', were autobiographical.

Answer: Eugene O'Neill

Another of his 'autobiographical' plays, 'A Moon For The Misbegotten', has had several Broadway revivals.

3. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was awarded to this playwight in 1999 for her play 'Wit'.

Answer: Margaret Edson

'Wit' is a searingly effective play about a female university professor who is dying of cancer.

4. This contemporary British playwright won an Oscar for the screenplay of 'Shakespeare in Love' and is the author of such plays as 'Arcadia' and 'The Real Thing'.

Answer: Tom Stoppard

'The Real Thing' was brought to Broadway from the London stage in October 2014.

5. A collaborator with George S. Kaufman, this playwright shared credit for 'You Can't Take It With You'.

Answer: Moss Hart

Moss Hart wrote the play 'Light Up The Sky' without Kaufman's help. His autobiography, 'Act One', provides a popular history of the American theatre during the middle of the 20th century.

6. He wrote 'Fences', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', and 'Joe Turner's Come And Gone'. Who is he?

Answer: August Wilson

Many of the plays by this African American playwright are previewed in regional theatres before they head to Broadway.

7. A movie version of this playwright's 'Bus Stop' starred Marilyn Monroe.

Answer: William Inge

Willilam Inge had another Hollywood hit with the movie version of his play 'Picnic' starring Kim Novak and William Holden.

8. She wrote the mother-and daughter drama entitled ' 'Night, Mother'. Who is she?

Answer: Marsha Norman

Kathy Bates made a big hit early in her career when she played the daughter in this play on Broadway.

9. One of America's most prolific playwrights, he penned 'Come Blow Your Horn' and 'Biloxi Blues'.

Answer: Neil Simon

A significant number of Simon's plays are autobiographical, including the two mentioned in the question above. 'Come Blow Your Horn' was his first Broadway hit. A movie version was made starring Frank Sinatra.

Answer: Ben Jonson

Shakespeare's plays didn't begin to stand out in the world of dramatic literature until after the Restoration.

Source: Author dbljw

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