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Plays and Playwrights Trivia Quiz

Here's a collection of theatre odds-and-ends - try it!

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
9,439

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1390

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which play was NOT written by Peter Shaffer? Hint

Equus

Black Comedy

Amadeus

Sleuth

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was known as the 'prince of players'? Hint

Junius Booth

Asia Booth

John Wilkes Booth

Edwin Booth

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Death ends a life, but not a relationship ...' is an observation that is made in which play? Hint

The Iceman Cometh

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

All My Sons

I Never Sang for My Father

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Question 4 of 10

4. Some experts believe that Shakespeare wrote this play: Hint

Spanish Tragedy

Volpone

Pericles

Duchess of Malfi

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Question 5 of 10

5. Prior to becoming a playwright, Eugene O'Neill worked as a Hint

Teacher

Carpenter

Seaman

Hunter

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Question 6 of 10

6. O'Neill's father enjoyed great success as an actor by repeatedly portraying: Hint

Ivanhoe

Count of Monte Cristo

Robin Hood

King Arthur

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which play has a character who is simply identified as the 'stage manager'? Hint

Crucible

Streetcar Named Desire

Glass Menagerie

Our Town

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which play was NOT written by an American? Hint

The Price

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Desire Under the Elms

The Dark at Top of the Stairs

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which play was ordered (by the playwright) not to be produced until after his death? Hint

Waiting for Godot

Children's Hour

Long Day's Journey

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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Question 10 of 10

10. This author's work reflected his Midwestern background: Hint

Clifford Odets

William Inge

Maxwell Anderson

Edward Albee

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which play was NOT written by Peter Shaffer?

Answer: Sleuth

"Sleuth" was by Anthony Shaffer, not Peter.

2. Who was known as the 'prince of players'?

Answer: Edwin Booth

They're all from the same family, but Edwin is the answer.

3. 'Death ends a life, but not a relationship ...' is an observation that is made in which play?

Answer: I Never Sang for My Father

4. Some experts believe that Shakespeare wrote this play:

Answer: Pericles

5. Prior to becoming a playwright, Eugene O'Neill worked as a

Answer: Seaman

6. O'Neill's father enjoyed great success as an actor by repeatedly portraying:

Answer: Count of Monte Cristo

7. Which play has a character who is simply identified as the 'stage manager'?

Answer: Our Town

8. Which play was NOT written by an American?

Answer: Six Characters in Search of an Author

"Six Characters in Search of an Author" was written by the Italian author Luigi Pirandello.

9. Which play was ordered (by the playwright) not to be produced until after his death?

Answer: Long Day's Journey

10. This author's work reflected his Midwestern background:

Answer: William Inge

Source: Author robert362

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