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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
1738

Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (10/10), Guest 73 (4/10), Guest 80 (9/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Willy Loman Hint

David Mamet

Clifford Odets

Arthur Miller

Elmer Rice

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Question 2 of 10

2. Maggie Hint

Lillian Hellman

George S. Kaufman

Moss Hart

Tennessee Williams

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Question 3 of 10

3. George and Martha Hint

Edward Albee

Maxwell Anderson

Thornton Wilder

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

John Millington Synge

Oliver Goldsmith

Oscar Wilde

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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

Luigi Pirandello

August Strindberg

Henrik Ibsen

MArk Twain

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Question 8 of 10

8. James, Ella, Jamie and Edmund Tyrone Hint

Sean O'Faolain

Tony Kushner

Terence Rattigan

Eugene O'Neill

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Question 9 of 10

9. Vladimir and Estragon Hint

William Inge

Samuel Beckett

John Webster

Jean Anouilh

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Question 10 of 10

10. Stanley and Blanche Hint

Ben Jonson

Tennessee Williams

Christopher Marlowe

David Rabe

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Most Recent Scores

Mar 30 2024 : Guest 31: 10/10
Mar 28 2024 : Guest 73: 4/10
Mar 21 2024 : Guest 80: 9/10
Mar 19 2024 : Guest 62: 9/10
Mar 17 2024 : Guest 82: 5/10
Mar 10 2024 : Guest 73: 10/10
Mar 05 2024 : constancejane: 9/10

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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