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Quiz about Playwrights
Quiz about Playwrights

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.
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Author
dbljw
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
2,942
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1924
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (6/10), Guest 42 (2/10), co214 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. This late playwright wrote 'Suddenly, Last Summer'. Hint


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


Question 3 of 10
3. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was awarded to this playwight in 1999 for her play 'Wit'. Hint


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


Question 5 of 10
5. A collaborator with George S. Kaufman, this playwright shared credit for 'You Can't Take It With You'. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. He wrote 'Fences', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', and 'Joe Turner's Come And Gone'. Who is he? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A movie version of this playwright's 'Bus Stop' starred Marilyn Monroe. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. She wrote the mother-and daughter drama entitled ' 'Night, Mother'. Who is she? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. One of America's most prolific playwrights, he penned 'Come Blow Your Horn' and 'Biloxi Blues'. Hint


Question 10 of 10
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



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 25 2024 : Guest 172: 6/10
Mar 23 2024 : Guest 42: 2/10
Mar 21 2024 : co214: 6/10
Mar 19 2024 : Guest 62: 7/10
Mar 02 2024 : Andyboy2021: 10/10
Feb 01 2024 : Guest 24: 6/10

Score Distribution

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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.
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?

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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