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Quiz about Quotes from Plays Through History

Quotes from Plays Through History Quiz

A collection of quotes from various plays throughout the history of theatre. Plays range from Greek comedy through modern productions. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by ItalianEyes. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ItalianEyes

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
195,091

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
438

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What medieval play is this from?
"O Good Deeds, I stand in fear!
I must you pray of counsel,
For help should come right well." Hint

The Way of the World

Othello

Everyman

Dulcitus

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Shakespeare?
"Yet so far hath discretion fought with nature
That we with wisest sorrow think on him,
Together with remembrance of ourselves" Hint

As you Like it

Romeo and Juliet

Hamlet

Othello

3. Which character in Shakespeare's 'Othello' spoke these lines?
"Yes, a dozen; and as many to th' vantage as
Would store the world they played for.
But I do think it is their husbands' fault
If wives do fall." Hint

Othello

Desdemona

Emilia

Iago

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Comedy of Manners contains this line?
"I choose, Sir, to be chosen; and in fine,
The friend of mankind is no friend of mine." Hint

The Rover

The Misanthrope

The Imaginary Invalid

Salome

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Henrik Ibsen play does this come from?
"Oh, now she's fooling with those pistols again." Hint

Hedda Gabler

Ghosts

A Doll's House

Six Characters in Search of an Author

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Question 6 of 10

6. Name the play this quote appears in:
"I want to live in a decent house. I don't want to be dirtied in my old age." Hint

The House of Bernada Alba

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Look Back in Anger

The Wild Duck

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which play?
"Mummy said he would fall in. Oh God, Tommy!" Hint

A Dream Play

Cloud Nine

Mother Courage and Her Children

The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which play features this line, spoken by a character named Lyons?
"Hey, Pop, why don't you come on down to the Grill and hear me play?" Hint

Fences

Proof

Top Dog/ Under Dog

The Lesson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Name the Greek comedy:
"The Commission has arrived from Sparta. How oddly they're walking!" Hint

Hippolyta

Antigone

Lysistrata

The Frogs

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Question 10 of 10

10. My favorite comedy contains these lines:
Angellica: "A fine excuse this! Stay-"
Willmore: "And hinder your advantage? Should I repay your bounties so ungratefully?" Hint

The Way of the World

Comedy of Errors

The Misanthrope

The Rover

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What medieval play is this from? "O Good Deeds, I stand in fear! I must you pray of counsel, For help should come right well."

Answer: Everyman

Performances of 'Everyman' date from 1495, and it is still widely performed today.

2. Which Shakespeare? "Yet so far hath discretion fought with nature That we with wisest sorrow think on him, Together with remembrance of ourselves"

Answer: Hamlet

Spoken by the King in Act One, Scene Two shortly before Hamlet's return to Denmark.

3. Which character in Shakespeare's 'Othello' spoke these lines? "Yes, a dozen; and as many to th' vantage as Would store the world they played for. But I do think it is their husbands' fault If wives do fall."

Answer: Emilia

This is spoken to the innocent Desdemona by the scheming Emilia. The use of the word store actually means 'populate' in this particular line. The teen movie 'O' is an excellent adaptation of this classic, however, for the purist I recommend the Kenneth Branagh/ Lawrence Fishburne version

4. Which Comedy of Manners contains this line? "I choose, Sir, to be chosen; and in fine, The friend of mankind is no friend of mine."

Answer: The Misanthrope

Spoken by Alceste. This very French play is composed of rhymed couplets, making it fun to read and easy to memorize!

5. Which Henrik Ibsen play does this come from? "Oh, now she's fooling with those pistols again."

Answer: Hedda Gabler

Said by Tesman at the sound of a shot. In fact, Hedda has actually just shot herself. One of Henrik Ibsen's most popular realism plays. "A Doll's House" is the most popular, and "Ghosts" is an example of his turning more toward Symbolism later in his career. "Six Characters in Search of an Author" was written by Pirandello.

6. Name the play this quote appears in: "I want to live in a decent house. I don't want to be dirtied in my old age."

Answer: The House of Bernada Alba

Spoken by Poncia. This work was written by the Spanish poet Frederico Garcia Lorca.

7. Which play? "Mummy said he would fall in. Oh God, Tommy!"

Answer: Cloud Nine

Spoken by the dummy Victoria. The first production of "Cloud Nine" was in 1979 at the Dartington College of Arts.

8. Which play features this line, spoken by a character named Lyons? "Hey, Pop, why don't you come on down to the Grill and hear me play?"

Answer: Fences

A slice of life play set in 1950's Pittsburgh. This line is spoken by Lyons, a musician.

9. Name the Greek comedy: "The Commission has arrived from Sparta. How oddly they're walking!"

Answer: Lysistrata

Written by Aristophanes, Lysistrata is the story of women who gather and withold sex from their soldier husbands until a peace treaty is signed. Wildly hilarious, this Greek comedy is still peformed quite frequently.

10. My favorite comedy contains these lines: Angellica: "A fine excuse this! Stay-" Willmore: "And hinder your advantage? Should I repay your bounties so ungratefully?"

Answer: The Rover

Written by Aphra Behn, (pronounced afra bane) the first female English playwright who was popular enough to earn a living by her pen. Miss Aphra Behn had a very interesting life. At one point she was in debtors prison and rumor has it she was a spy...

Source: Author ItalianEyes

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