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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
1941

Last 3 plays: Guest 152 (1/10), Peachie13 (9/10), Guest 1 (4/10).

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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

Eugene O'Neill

August Wilson

Tennessee Williams

James Agee

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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

Jane Martin

Wendy Wasserstein

Margaret Edson

Marsha Norman

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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

Tom Stoppard

Brian Friel

John Osbourn

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

Edna Ferber

Marc Connolly

Elmer Rice

Moss Hart

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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

Jane Martin

Wendy Wasserstein

Margaret Edson

Marsha Norman

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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

Arthur Miller

Tom Stoppard

Neil Simon

Brian Friel

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

Ben Jonson

William Peele

Christopher Marlowe

John Webster

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 22 2024 : Guest 152: 1/10
Nov 20 2024 : Peachie13: 9/10
Nov 20 2024 : Guest 1: 4/10
Nov 19 2024 : Guest 92: 5/10
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 12: 10/10
Nov 03 2024 : gogetem: 9/10
Nov 01 2024 : Guest 73: 8/10
Oct 17 2024 : Guest 104: 0/10
Oct 17 2024 : Guest 104: 1/10

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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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