Death and the Maiden Quizzes

Death and the Maiden Quiz 1

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1 Death and the Maiden is inspired by real-life events in what country?

Bolivia

Uruguay

Chile

Argentina
2 In which year was Paulina kidnapped by the secret police?

1988

1973

1975

1978
3 What is the first thing Roberto asks for when Gerardo removes his gag?

A phone

Food

To use the restroom

Water
4 Which character in the play is supposedly "the voice of civilization"?

Roberto

Paulina

Gerardo

the President
5 How many years has it been since Paulina was kidnapped?

25

20

15

10
6 The actions of what real-life dictator inspired playwright Ariel Dorfman to write Death and the Maiden?

Hugo Chávez

Augusto Pinochet

Óscar Benavides

Rafael Reyes
7 What did Paulina do with the car jack?

Gave it to Roberto

Hid it

Gave it to her mother

Broke it
8 What is significant about Gerardo's appointment to the Investigating Commission?

He is the only person to be appointed.

He is the first person to be appointed.

He is the youngest person to be appointed.

He is the oldest person to be appointed.
9 Why can't the Investigating Commission investigate Paulina's abduction?

It can only investigate crimes that ended in death or the presumption of death.

Since Gerardo is on the Commission, it would be a conflict of interest.

It has already determined the crimes that it will investigate; Paulina's abduction is not among them.

It can only investigate crimes that are ongoing.
10 Why is Paulina convinced of Roberto's guilt after he gives his confession?

He corrects critical details in the confession that she had deliberately changed.

He showed too much remorse when making the confession.

He added details to the confession that she hadn't remembered until then.

He showed no remorse when making the confession.
11 What song plays at the moment of the play's climax, when the mirror descends?

Schubert's Death and the Maiden

Mozart's Dissonant Quartet

Schubert's Symphony No. 9

Mozart's Don Giovanni
12 Why is Gerardo annoyed with Paulina when he first comes home in Act 1, Scene 1?

She didn't make dinner for him.

She did not fix the spare tire so he could not repair his flat.

She has forbidden him from serving on the Investigating Commission.

She refused to come into the city with him earlier in the day.
13 How does Paulina first become convinced that Roberto is the doctor who tortured her?

She recognizes his voice

She remembers the sound of his footsteps

She remembers the feel of his hands

She recognizes his face
14 Why does Roberto return to the Escobars' beach house so late at night?

He heard Gerardo's name on the radio and wants to discuss the Investigating Commission with him

He wants a place to stay for the night

He forgot his jacket there earlier

He wants to meet Paulina
15 What does Paulina do after she knocking Roberto unconscious and tying him to a chair?

She leaves to hide Roberto's car

She wakes up Gerardo

She makes breakfast

She listens to Death and the Maiden
16 After she ties up Roberto, what does Paulina threaten to do if Gerardo calls the police?

Run away

Kill Gerardo, then kill herself

Kill Roberto, then kill Gerardo

Kill Roberto, then kill herself
17 Where did Paulina first go when the secret police first released her from captivity?

To Gerardo's house

To her parents' house

To a different country

To the capital
18 According to his confession, what happened to Roberto's father?

He had a heart attack after the dictator took control of the government

Roberto's brother killed him in cold blood

He had a heart attack after a group of peasants revolted and took over his land

He died after being tortured by the secret police
19 What was Paulina studying at the University before she was kidnapped?

Medicine

History

Music

Literature
20 How does Paulina get Gerardo out of the house after Roberto signs his confession?

She convinces him to drive to Roberto's house

She convinces him to fetch Roberto's car

She convinces him to go get some fresh air

She convinces him to go back to the city
21 In what year did the play Death and the Maiden have its world premiere?

1980

1991

1999

1973
22 How many times during the play does Paulina fire the gun?

1

3

0

2
23 Why does Gerardo leave after he wakes up and discovers Roberto is bound and gagged?

Gerardo wants to make sure no one is outside to see what Paulina is doing.

Roberto convinces Gerardo to go to the police.

Gerardo wants nothing to do with Paulina's actions and leaves her alone.

Paulina has called a tow truck to take Gerardo to his broken-down car.
24 Why does Paulina say she's going to kill Roberto at the end of the play?

She's scared that if she lets him go, he'll try to harm or kill her.

She's worried that if he lives, he'll compromise Gerardo's position on the Investigating Commission.

Even though he's truly repented, she wants him to suffer.

Even though he has confessed, she doesn't believe that he's truly repented.
25 Paulina mentions a torturer named "Bud" in her testimony. To what does Roberto change this name in his confession?

Stud

Crud

Mud

Rud

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