Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Quizzes

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Quiz 1

By Elizabeth Weinbloom · Edited by W.C. Miller · Last reviewed November 29, 2008

1 When was the play first produced?

1950

1955

1959

1952
2 What famous director directed the premiere?

George C. Wolfe

Elia Kazan

Mike Nichols

Joshua Logan
3 What Williams play had the director previously directed?

The Rose Tattoo

Glass Menagerie

Death of a Salesman

A Streetcar Named Desire
4 Where does the play take place?

Mississippi

Georgia

Alabama

Texas
5 Who is the focus of the first act?

Brick

Big Daddy

Maggie

Big Mama
6 In what room does the play take place?

The sitting room

The widow's walk

Big Daddy's bedroom

Brick and Maggie's bedroom
7 Why are Maggie and Brick staying with Brick's parents?

Brick is injured

Big Daddy is dying

Brick is out of money

Big Daddy's birthday
8 What is Brick's injury?

Broken ankle

Broken rib

Broken arm

Broken collarbone
9 How did Brick get injured?

In a bar fight

Jumping the hurdles at the track

In a car accident when he'd been drinking

Playing football with his buddies
10 When did Brick get injured?

That morning

The previous week

Before coming to town

The previous night
11 What is the time span of the show?

An evening

Over one night

Two evenings

Around two hours
12 Who are the no neck monsters?

Brick's siblings

Cookie, Telly, and Oscar

Mae's children

Maggie's students
13 What is Brick doing at the start of the play?

Sleeping

Exercising

Eating

Showering
14 What is Big Daddy dying of?

Liver problem

Cancer

Heart disease

Leukemia
15 When did Brick start drinking?

When he broke his leg

When Skipper died

When Skipper slept with Maggie

When Big Daddy got sick
16 Why is Maggie jealous of Mae?

She doesn't have an alcoholic husband

She is prettier

She is from a good family

She has a lot of children
17 Who does Maggie think has a "lech" for her?

The doctor

Big Daddy

Gooper

The Reverend
18 What does Maggie want from Brick?

She wants a child

She wants him to sleep with her

She wants more attention

She wants a divorce
19 What made Brick good in bed, according to Maggie?

His indifference

His technique

His cruelty

His passion
20 What is the "click"?

The sound in Brick's head when he has drunk enough

The pleasing sound of ice cubes in a tumbler

The moment when Brick and Maggie make love

The emptiness of Maggie's womb
21 What does the click accomplish for Brick?

It makes him willing to sleep with Maggie

It helps him forget

It makes him peaceful

It makes him happy
22 What does Maggie compare the names of Mae's kids to?

Circus names

Baby names

Dog names

Stripper names
23 What does Brick encourage Maggie to do?

Leave town

Take a lover

Go home

Have a baby
24 What will Maggie do if she thinks Brick will never sleep with her again?

Get a divorce

Move out

Kill him

Kill herself
25 What does Big Daddy think his sickness is?

A non-malignant tumor

A spastic colon

A bum liver

Heart burn

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