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?
1965

1991

1970

1982
2 What country is Athol Fugard from?
England

South Africa

Norway

France
3 Where did "'Master Harold'... and the boys" first premiere?
South Africa

Paris

England

America
4 Master Harold's nickname is
Hally

Hilda

Willie

Sam
5 How many acts are there in "'Master Harold'... and the boys"?
3

4

2

1
6 Where is the "'Master Harold'... and the boys" set?
Outside

City hall

Servants' quarters

A tea room
7 Sam works as a
waiter

cook

janitor

butler
8 "'Master Harold'... and the boys" is set in
1950

1980

1900

1970
9 What is Sam doing when the play opens?
Cleaning

Reading a comic book

Staring dreamily into space

Dancing
10 What is Willie doing when the play opens?
Practicing dance

Eating

Cleaning

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

Sam's lover

Another servant

Hally's mom
12 Why is Willie mad at Hilda?
She stole from him

She may be cheating on him

She is mean to him

She can't dance well
13 Whose music do the men listen to on the record player while they practice dancing?
Louis Armstrong

Cab Callaway

Count Basie

Jelly Roll Morton
14 Hally is all of the following EXCEPT
a little untidy

white

15 years old

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

in his room

in a bar

in jail
16 What does the chair symbolize in the play?
ennui

black autonomy

political power

white authority
17 Hally doodles all over his...
English book

science book

diary

math book
18 Hally says he "oscillates between _____ and despair."
anger

boredom

ecstasy

hope
19 Hally and Sam refer to "great men" as...
heros

leaders of their age

social reformers

men of prominence
20 Regarding Hally's intellect...
he is smart but not hardworking

he is hardworking but can't seem to do well

he is not very smart

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

Darwin

Jesus

Gandhi
22 Hally suggests ________ as a "man of magnitude" because he "revolutionized science."
Pasteur

Copernicus

Galileo

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

Gandhi

Lincoln

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

Homer

Tolstoy

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

Abraham

Muhammad

Jesus

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...

Asked by Samkelo D #1265314

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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