TA 160
Who sent Mishrakeshi to spy on the King?
Sakuntala's mother
What does Jean say that Christine does in her sleep?
Talk
What is the Turkish Pavillion?
a privy
When Biff says that he and Willy are "a dime a dozen" he means that he and Willy
are just average guys.
Dramatic irony is
when a character is deprived of information that the audience or other characters have.
In which war did Gabriel fight in?
WWII
What does Willy say about the man who insulted him about his size?
"I cracked him right across the face. I won't take that."
What does Sam blurt out at the end of the play?
A long-kept secret about Jessie and Max's friend MacGregor
What is the royal birthmark that Sakuntala's child carries?
A mark on his back.
The bird symbolizes:
A person who is friendly, sociable, and beautiful. Musical companionship in a silent and lonely place. Mrs. Wright who loved to sing in church. How marriage to Mr. Wright killed Minnie first.
What does Jean keep in his pocket that indicates how much he wants to leave this place?
A train timetable
What grocery store does Rose prefer to shop at?
A&P
Which of the following "rasas" or dynamic sentiments does the first meeting of Dushyanta and Sakuntala embody?
Erotic
All of the following were Roman playwrights EXCEPT
Eurpides
Susan Glaspell's one-act play, Trifles, is not based on actual events that occurred in Iowa at the turn of the century.
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What state is Alberta from?
Florida
On what day of the week is Troy paid?
Friday
The themes found in Trifles include:
Gender Differences, Power Relationships Between the Sexes, The Nature of Truth
What does Biff do that Willy thinks is remarkable?
He cries to Willy.
How does the fisherman figure into the story of Sakuntala?
He finds the ring of recognition.
Why has Willy returned at the beginning of the Death of a Salesman?
He has become distracted and almost run over a child.
The king's arm throbs twice. What does this mean?
He is about to encounter Sakuntala.
What happens when Willy goes to see Howard?
He is fired.
Which of the following is included in Jean's recurring dream?
He is trying to get up to a nest of golden eggs but can't get to the first branch.
Why are Biff and Happy worried about Willy?
He talks to himself.
In Willy's first remarkable moment near the beginning of the play, what mistake of memory has Willy made on the trip?
He thought he had opened the windows on his car.
What does Biff want Willy to do when he visits his hotel room?
He wants Willy to talk to his Math teacher.
Why didn't Biff have an address for 3 months?
He was in jail.
What happened to King Laius?
He was murdered at a crossroad.
Where was Biff and what was he doing there?
He was working on ranches out west.
What happens to Willy at Frank's Chop House?
His sons pick up some girls and leave him in the bathroom.
Willy call's out "OOOO Beeen" n his "paralinguistic" moment. Where is he and what has just happened?
Howard's office - he's just been fired.
What is Dushanta doing at the beginning of the play?
Hunting
What is Dushyanta doing at the beginning of the play?
Hunting a sacred deer.
What does the Woman say in the memory sequence that clues the reader into Willy's lack of self worth?
I picked you.
Which of the following best describes the way Julie was raised by her mother?
She was raised to do all the things that boys, not girls, did.
What is Happy determined to do after Willy's death?
Show the world that Willy did not die in vain.
What is Christine cooking on the stove at the beginning of the play?
Something to disrupt Julie's dog's pregnancy
Susan Glaspell's one-act play, Trifles, stands the Test of Time, has Value, and is Historically Important because it touches on women's suffrage & rights, birth control, and feminism in general.
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The strangling of Mr. Wright, which perplexes all when a gun was handy, is reminiscent of the strangling of the Canary.
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Trifles' Universality to contemporary society may be found with television shows like Snapped or Desperate Housewives.
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Which of the following are ways in which Oedipus Rex uses light and dark ironically?
Teresias is blind, yet he can "see" the truth. When the light of the truth is clear to Oedipus, he blinds himself. As Oedipus' search begins, he says he will bring the truth to light or he is a "villain."
What realization does Willy make at the end of the scene in Charlie's office?
That Charlie is his only friend. That he's worth more dead than alive.
What is the Natyasastra?
The "how to" book of Indian drama.
What proposition do Ben and Willy discuss after Willy's trip to Frank's Chop House?
Willy dying so that his sons can get his life insurance.
What does Willy think is Biff's reason for being a failure?
Willy thinks Biff is a failure out of "spite."
What does Jean prefer to drink?
Wine
Over what issue is Troy fighting his superiors at his job?
driving the garbage truck
Which of the following themes are portrayed in this play?
emotional blackmail, emotional manipulation, seduction and jealousy, family dysfunction
Hubris is Oedipus's tragic flaw. In more common terms, hubris is
excessive pride or arrogance
Where does Cory go when he goes out in the second scene of Act One?
football practice
What does Gabriel sell around town?
fruit
According to the Troy, what business is the devil in when he knocks on Troy's door?
furniture sales
What kind of injury did Gabriel sustain as a soldier?
head wound
Who does Teddy take Ruth to see?
his working-class family in North London
What does Ruth become at the end of the play?
one of the family
What sickness did Troy have that almost killed him in 1941?
pneumonia
The basic elements of the impulse to theatre include all of the following EXCEPT
rain dances
Charlie says, "Nobody dast blame this man." His speech is about
salesmen and their dreams
What remedy does Rose prescribe for Troy's grumblings in the second scene of Act One.
sex
All of the following are characteristics of the Absurdist play except
shows the human condition as one of logic and joy
Sam
the "driver," a latent homosexual, ineffectual
Max
the "old man," abusive embittered
Lenny
the "pimp," a batterer, emasculated
Teddy
the "professor," bookish, detached
Ruth
the "vamp," a dominator, calculating
Who does Gabriel mistakenly believe he is?
the angel Gabriel
Where does Bono work?
the sanitation department
What kind of instrument does Gabe wear around his neck?
trumpet
What does Julie say when Jean says that he will dance with her because she has ordered him to?
"There's no question of rank."
By whom is Troy Maxson employed?
The sanitation department
What emergency interrupts their romantic moment?
An elephant is tearing up the area.
In her song, who does Rose ask "to protect me as I travel on my way?"
Jesus
Why does King Dushyanta take off his royal robes and ornaments and leave his weapons when entering the hermitage?
He believes he should be modest.
What does Julie tell Jean to do when they are drinking together?
Kiss her shoe
What does Teresias tell Oedipus?
Oedipus is the pollution
How does a ring figure into Sakuntala?
Seeing the ring breaks Dushanta out the curse of forgetfulness.
How does Linda treat Willy's problems?
She glosses over his problems and makes him feel good.
According to Gabe, who has Troy's name in his book?
St. Peter
Soothsayer
Teresias
Which of the following best describes Charlie in Death of a Salesman?
The Loman's next door neighbor; Bernard's father.
Karma.
The good and evil that one does.
Main function of the prologue in Sakuntala.
To bless the audience.
How does Sophocles show Oedipus's humanity at the end of the play?
daughter's futures
Joey
the "boxer," a thug or "heavy," immature
One of Willy's early self-contradictory statements.
He is "very well liked in Hartford" and "people don't seem to take to me." Biff is both a "lazy bum" and "not lazy."
In what decade is "Fences" set?
1950s
How old is Troy?
53
How much money does Troy say he sends the devil each month?
$10
How much money does Gabe receive from the government after his war injury?
$3000
What does the young Jean try to do after his disastrous visit to the Turkish Pavillion?
Commit suicide
Absurdist play forms include all of the following except
Continuity
To what does Christine attribute Julie's peculiar behavior?
Julie is having her "monthly."
What has Jean observed Julie doing to her fiance?
Julie was training him like a dog.
Who are Sakuntala's parents?
Kanva and a nymph
Trifles is a:
Melodramatic Murder Mystery
How much money does Lyons want to borrow from his father?
$10
Why would it be considered scandalous that Jean knows what Christine does while she sleeps?
Because they are not married and it shows that they have been sleeping together.
What does Julie prefer to drink?
Beer
A real character who nonetheless lives primarily in Willy's flawed memories and fantasies?
Ben
Which of the following are NOT true about Biff and his stealing
Biff steals a flashlight from Charlie
What is the result of Biff's visit to Bill Oliver?
Biff steals a pen.
Who is Bill Oliver in Death of a Salesman?
Biff's former boss who Biff tries to get a loan from.
What is Lyons' girlfriend's name?
Bonnie
Which of the following does Willy say, even before he has a line at the opening of Death of a Salesman?
Boy-o-boy-o-boy-o
How does Happy show that he has power over his bosses and co-workers?
By seducing their girlfriends.
What does Jean do to Julie's bird?
Chops off its head.
What do we assume that Julie does after she leaves the stage at the end of the play?
Commit suicide
Oedipus's uncle/brother-in-law.
Creon
Why is the story of Dave Singleman important.
Dave Singleman was Willy's inspiration to be a salesman.
One theme of Oedipus Rex might be:
Don't seek the truth or accept your fate
Why hasn't Dushanta contacted Sakuntala since he went back to the palace?
Durvasas curse
How does the playwright use the title to express the way men see women's lives and work?
Inconsequential and Dismissive
Which of the following does not show why the setting of the kitchen is important to this play?
It is a thoroughfare to get to the murder scene.
Which of the following is not a reason why the quilt might be an important clue in the investigation of the murder of Mr. Wright?
It is a way of "taking up our time with the little things while we're waiting for them to get the evidence."
Why can't Sakuntala return to the Hermitage after she is rejected?
It is her duty to stay true to what she knows is right.
Why is Dushyanta concerned about Sakuntala's parentage?
It is important for her to be of high caste.
The One-Act play is Artistically Significant because:
It is more tightly compressed than a full-length play. It is typically short, with playing times of 15-45 minutes. It introduces a limited number of characters. It must develop characters personalities in a short period of time.
Why is the "Pantomine Scene" so important to the history of Modern Drama?
It is the first time that an actor had purposely turned her back on the audience. It helped to establish "slice of life" form of realism. This was the first time that a scene was presented that did not advance the plot.
Why does Willy get so upset when he sees Linda mending her stockings?
It makes him feel guilty for giving his girlfriend new stockings.
What does not make Trifles meet the criteria of Theatricality?
It was written by a woman.
At Willy's grave, Linda expresses the fundamental irony of Death of a Salesman. What is this?
She paid off the mortgage on the house just that week.
What supposedly happens while the Chorus is on stage?
Jean and Julie have sex.
Why does Christine say that Jean is "more fussy than the count"?
Jean says the Christine should have warmed his dinner plate.
Oedipus's wife/mother.
Jocasta
What time of year does Miss Julie takes place?
Midsummer's Eve
Who is the person most sympathetic to Mrs. Wright's circumstances?
Mrs. Peters
The birdcage symbolizes:
Mrs. Wright's unhappy marriage, The oppression Mrs. Wright felt, The abuse Mrs. Wright suffered, Mrs. Wright's isolation
What does Jean want to do when he moves away with Julie?
Open a hotel in Como, Italy.
What does Sakuntala do to stay behind after her first meeting with the King?
She pretends to cut her foot on some grass.fp
Reincarnation is the belief that
People come back to live other lives.
In what city is "Fences" set?
Pittsburg
What is the problem in Thebes at the beginning of Oedipus Rex?
Plague
The difference between "plot" and "story" is that
Plot is what happens in the play and story is all the events, including what has happened before the play begins.
What happens when Sakuntala leaves the palace after she has been rejected?
She vanishes into a light from above.
The Romans called their entertainment ludi Romani which means fill in the blank in English.
Roman games
Why does Durvasas place a curse on Sakuntala?
Sakuntala was too absorbed with love to pay appropriate homage to him.
Who is the "woman" in Death of a Salesman?
She has an affair with Willy.
What is Sakuntala's physical condition upon leaving the palace to be joined with King Dushyanta?
She is pregnant.
Which of the following is included in Julie's recurring dream?
She is standing on a pillar and can't get down.
How does a bee bring Dushyanta and Sakuntala together?
The bee was bothering her and the king gallantly steps in.
How does a cuckoo figure into the story of Sakuntala?
The cuckoo lays its eggs in another bird's nest and Dushyanta compares this to Sakuntala's claim.
How does the house symbolize the way the marriage to Mr. Wright changed Minnie?
The house was messy and she was tired of living in an unpredictable tense atmosphere.
Which of the following might be a possible theme for the play, Miss Julie?
The toxic relationship between men and women. The struggle between upper and lower classes. The falselessness of 19th century morality.
Artaud stated all of the following except
Theatre should be a mimic of life, a copy of real life.
What excuse do Anusuya and Priyamvada use to leave Sakuntala and Dushyanta alone?
They go to help a fawn that looks lost.
What is the relationship between Christine and Jean?
They tell everyone they are engaged.
Which of the following best describes Bernard's importance in Death of a Salesman?
Though not "well liked" he is a success without bragging.
Where has King Dushyanta's chase at the begining of the play led him?
To a grove on the lands of a hermitage.
All the characters in the Homecoming seems to be playing a game of one-upmanship.
True
Greek Old Comedy was centered around
a Happy Idea
What were the details of Ruth's previous life before Teddy?
a past history as a photographic model for the body
The plot of Oedipus Rex begins with
a plague
What kind of business did Pope start with his lottery winnings?
a restaurant
Absurdist theatre is characterized by
a strange, unrecognizable location or a topsy-turvy realistic world
In Bernard's last scene, he is leaving to
argue a case before the Supreme Court.
Oedipus demonstrates his hubris by saying that he saved Thebes from the Sphinx
by his wit alone