Look Back in Anger Quizzes

Look Back in Anger Quiz 1

By Lane Davis · Edited by Damien Chazelle · Last reviewed June 30, 2010

1 In what month does the play's first act take place?

April

May

February

December
2 In what kind of room do the Porter's live?

a storage room

an empty room

an attic

a basement
3 Which stuffed animal does not occupy the Porter's residence?

frog

squirrel

bear

doll
4 What is the best word to describe the furniture in the Porter's residence?

leather

pristine

shabby

tidy
5 How old is Jimmy Porter?

25

20

35

40
6 About how old is Cliff?

55

25

35

45
7 Which word does Osborne use to describe Cliff?

active

vivacious

pusillanimous

lethargic
8 Which character is described as demanding other people's love?

Jimmy

Alison

Helena

Cliff
9 In the first Act, what domestic activity is Alison performing?

ironing

folding laundry

painting

washing dishes
10 What are Cliff and Jimmy doing at the beginning of the play?

playing chess

playing instruments

reading books

reading papers
11 Why does Jimmy say he will never be fat?

he "will waste away."

he "cannot eat because life is too short."

he "exercises too much."

he "burns everything up."
12 Which section of the paper is Jimmy particularly disgusted with?

the book reviews

the week in review

the front page

the travel section
13 What does the Bishop of Bromley encourage all Christians to support?

the H-bomb

nuclear disarmament

parliament

food rations
14 What activity does Alison suggest for them all to do on Sunday afternoon?

visit the park

walk their dog

go to a movie

go to a play
15 Why does no one read the paper, according to Jimmy?

they cannot rise from their ignorant sloth

they cannot be bothered to think for themselves

the paper does not engage the people

they cannot read at a high level
16 What does Alison offer to do for Cliff to help him look better?

give him a haircut

trip his nails

iron his pants

iron his shirt
17 In what country did Alison's father live and work before retiring to England?

Germany

India

Spain

Brazil
18 Which friend of Alison's might come over and visit in the first Act?

Webster

Hugh

Helena

David
19 Jimmy believes that it is "pretty dreary" living in what age?

the British Age

the Roman Age

the postcolonial age

the American Age
20 What word does Jimmy not use to disparage Alison's family?

sycophantic

phlegmatic

pusillanimous

vicious
21 Which word means "wanting in firmness of mind?"

phlegmatic

assiduous

sycophantic

pusillanimous
22 What kind of radio program does Jimmy want to listen to in the first act?

a concert

a talk show

a news report

a fireside chat
23 What injury does Alison sustain when Cliff and Jimmy accidentally fall into her?

a sprained wrist

a broken bone

a bump on her head

a burned arm
24 What secret does Alison confide to Cliff in the first act?

she is leaving Jimmy

she is pregnant

she has lost all their money

she is in love with Cliff
25 Why was Jimmy angry at Alison on their wedding night?

he discovered she was a virgin

he discovered she had slept with other men

he discovered that she did not like him

he discovered that she was in love with someone else

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