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

1982

1970

1991
2 What country is Athol Fugard from?
France

England

South Africa

Norway
3 Where did "'Master Harold'... and the boys" first premiere?
America

England

Paris

South Africa
4 Master Harold's nickname is
Hilda

Hally

Willie

Sam
5 How many acts are there in "'Master Harold'... and the boys"?
4

1

3

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

A tea room

Outside

City hall
7 Sam works as a
janitor

butler

waiter

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

1950

1900

1980
9 What is Sam doing when the play opens?
Dancing

Reading a comic book

Staring dreamily into space

Cleaning
10 What is Willie doing when the play opens?
Cleaning

Reading a book

Eating

Practicing dance
11 Who is Hilda?
Hally's mom

Another servant

Sam's lover

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

She is mean to him

She stole from him

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

Jelly Roll Morton

Cab Callaway

Louis Armstrong
14 Hally is all of the following EXCEPT
17 years old

a little untidy

15 years old

white
15 Where is Hally's dad during the play?
in his room

in jail

in a bar

at the hospital
16 What does the chair symbolize in the play?
political power

ennui

white authority

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

science book

English book

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

boredom

ecstasy

anger
19 Hally and Sam refer to "great men" as...
leaders of their age

men of prominence

social reformers

heros
20 Regarding Hally's intellect...
he is hardworking but can't seem to do well

he is neither smart nor hardworking

he is smart but not hardworking

he is not very smart
21 Who is the first man of magnitude that Sam and Hally consider?
Napoleon

Gandhi

Jesus

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

Copernicus

Galileo

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

Frederick Douglass

Lincoln

Nelson Mandela
24 Which literary figure does Hally choose as a "man of magnitude?"
Homer

Dickens

Tolstoy

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

Jesus

Abraham

Moses

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.

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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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