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Techniques in Drama Trivia Quiz

A look at some interesting and unusual uses of dramatic devices.

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

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
112,840

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1032

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Question 1 of 10

1. One play utilized the unusual technique of having an actor portray a talking lizard. Who wrote the play? Hint

Edward Albee

Samuel Beckett

Tennessee Williams

William Inge

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Question 2 of 10

2. This author employed powerful men who appeared on stage as horses. Hint

Peter Shaffer

Maxwell Anderson

Clifford Odets

Eugene Ionesco

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Question 3 of 10

3. One author involved the audience in the play by having the members decide the ending of the play. Hint

Wendy Wasserstein

Lillian Hellman

Ayn Rand

Marcia Norman

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Question 4 of 10

4. It's tough to have an animal on stage. What was the name of the dog in "Annie"? Hint

Buck

Sandy

Toto

Quentin

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Question 5 of 10

5. This author used masks in one of his plays (in the tradition of the ancient Greeks). Hint

Eugene O'Neill

Clifford Odets

Arthur Miller

William Inge

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Question 6 of 10

6. Another play has characters who are simply known as "A", "B" and "C". Who wrote the play? Hint

Edward Albee

August Strindberg

Tennessee Williams

Oscar Wilde

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Question 7 of 10

7. This author's play is distinctive in that it is told "backwards": the scene that occurs earliest in time is last, while the scene that occurs last in time is first. Hint

Henrik Ibsen

Harold Pinter

August Strindberg

Robert Anderson

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Question 8 of 10

8. This author used drumbeats as a dramatic device. Hint

Arthur Miller

Eugene O'Neill

George Bernard Shaw

John Millington Synge

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Oh! Calcutta!" broke new ground when it was first produced. How? Hint

Special effects

Offstage narrator

Uncensored language

Extended nudity

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Question 10 of 10

10. One play turned the entire stage into a mountain. Which one? Hint

Mt. Vesuvius

Mt. Everest

Mt. Morgan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. One play utilized the unusual technique of having an actor portray a talking lizard. Who wrote the play?

Answer: Edward Albee

"Seascape". How many plays have key roles for talking animals?

2. This author employed powerful men who appeared on stage as horses.

Answer: Peter Shaffer

Shaffer, who also wrote "Amadeus", wrote "Equus". The men weren't in full costume - but they were portrayed as horses and acted as beasts of burden. It didn't overtax the imagination; the play worked.

3. One author involved the audience in the play by having the members decide the ending of the play.

Answer: Ayn Rand

Rand, better known for novels like "Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged", also wrote "The Night of January 16". The story involves a trial: members of the audience are selected to be a jury and render a verdict at the end of the play.

4. It's tough to have an animal on stage. What was the name of the dog in "Annie"?

Answer: Sandy

I guess he was well-trained, but ...

5. This author used masks in one of his plays (in the tradition of the ancient Greeks).

Answer: Eugene O'Neill

Best known for "Long Day's Journey into Night", "Strange Interlude", "Mourning Becomes Electra" and "Beyond the Horizon", O'Neill also wrote "The Great God Brown".

6. Another play has characters who are simply known as "A", "B" and "C". Who wrote the play?

Answer: Edward Albee

Famous for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and "A Delicate Balance", "Three Tall Women" was a Pulitzer Prize winner some years ago for Edward Albee.

7. This author's play is distinctive in that it is told "backwards": the scene that occurs earliest in time is last, while the scene that occurs last in time is first.

Answer: Harold Pinter

The play is "Betrayal". It starts by showing the characters as they are - then goes backwards in time to show how they got that way.

8. This author used drumbeats as a dramatic device.

Answer: Eugene O'Neill

The play was "The Emperor Jones" by the legendary O'Neill.

9. "Oh! Calcutta!" broke new ground when it was first produced. How?

Answer: Extended nudity

The play featured full nudity for an extended period of time by the members of the cast.

10. One play turned the entire stage into a mountain. Which one?

Answer: K2

The play was called "K2", after the famous mountain. Ah, special effects!

Source: Author robert362

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