Master Harold… And the Boys Quizzes

Master Harold... And the Boys Quiz 1

1 What year did Athol Fugard write "Master Harold"... and the boys?
1991

1970

1965

1982
2 What country is Athol Fugard from?
South Africa

France

Norway

England
3 Where did "'Master Harold'... and the boys" first premiere?
Paris

South Africa

America

England
4 Master Harold's nickname is
Willie

Hally

Sam

Hilda
5 How many acts are there in "'Master Harold'... and the boys"?
1

3

4

2
6 Where is the "'Master Harold'... and the boys" set?
Servants' quarters

Outside

City hall

A tea room
7 Sam works as a
cook

waiter

butler

janitor
8 "'Master Harold'... and the boys" is set in
1970

1950

1900

1980
9 What is Sam doing when the play opens?
Staring dreamily into space

Reading a comic book

Cleaning

Dancing
10 What is Willie doing when the play opens?
Eating

Cleaning

Practicing dance

Reading a book
11 Who is Hilda?
Sam's lover

Hally's mom

Another servant

Willie's lover
12 Why is Willie mad at Hilda?
She may be cheating on him

She can't dance well

She is mean to him

She stole from him
13 Whose music do the men listen to on the record player while they practice dancing?
Count Basie

Cab Callaway

Louis Armstrong

Jelly Roll Morton
14 Hally is all of the following EXCEPT
white

15 years old

a little untidy

17 years old
15 Where is Hally's dad during the play?
at the hospital

in jail

in a bar

in his room
16 What does the chair symbolize in the play?
white authority

political power

ennui

black autonomy
17 Hally doodles all over his...
English book

math book

diary

science book
18 Hally says he "oscillates between _____ and despair."
hope

ecstasy

boredom

anger
19 Hally and Sam refer to "great men" as...
social reformers

leaders of their age

men of prominence

heros
20 Regarding Hally's intellect...
he is not very smart

he is smart but not hardworking

he is hardworking but can't seem to do well

he is neither smart nor hardworking
21 Who is the first man of magnitude that Sam and Hally consider?
Napoleon

Darwin

Gandhi

Jesus
22 Hally suggests ________ as a "man of magnitude" because he "revolutionized science."
Copernicus

Darwin

Pasteur

Galileo
23 Sams's suggestion of ________ as a "man of magnitude" leads Hally to scoff, "you've never been a slave, you know."
Nelson Mandela

Lincoln

Frederick Douglass

Gandhi
24 Which literary figure does Hally choose as a "man of magnitude?"
Dostoevsky

Dickens

Homer

Tolstoy
25 Whose name does Sam mention that prompts Hally to talk about being an atheist?
Muhammad

Moses

Jesus

Abraham

35. Refer to the homework scene, and discuss what is/are the lesson(s) that one could take it from it.

What pages are you referring to?

Asked by Lauri-kay L #1337735

Answered by Aslan on 2/28/2024 4:35 AM

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Which famous figure does Hally use to justify his laziness?

Hally uses the figure of the famous artist, Winston Churchill, to justify his laziness.

Hally: Just remember Winston Churchill didn’t do particularly well at school.

Asked by alex g #1089125

Answered by jill d #170087 on 1/22/2024 11:57 AM

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Why doesn't Sam beat Hally after spitting at his face?

Sam doesn't want to give Hally the satisfaction.... to lower himself to Hally's level. Hally, who has known Sam since he was a mere boy... and Sam, has always looked out for him. Sam isn't surprised by Hally's actions, but his actions change the...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 10/24/2022 9:04 PM

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Master Harold... And the Boys

by Athol Fugard

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