Mourning Becomes Electra Quizzes

Mourning Becomes Electra Quiz 1

1 What decade was the play published?

1930s

1950s

1920s

1940s
2 The play is centered on the idea of

fate

hope

love

dreams
3 The play is based on the work of

Homer

Euripedes

Aeschylus

Plato
4 The play is influenced by the work of

Foucault

Aristotle

Freud

Arendt
5 What war is the play set during?

WWI

The Revolutionary War

The Civil War

The Mexican-American War
6 All of the following serve in the war except

Ezra

Orin

Seth

Peter
7 Who is constantly singing?

Peter

Orin

Seth

Lavinia
8 All the Mannons are known for their

mask-like faces

dark hair

tall stature

green eyes
9 Hazel is known for her

wit

intelligence

purity

charm
10 The Mannons are often described as

evil

odd

queer

funny
11 All of the following are true about Ezra except

he fought in the Mexican-American War

he studied law

the town respects him

he was the captain of a clipper ship
12 Christine refers to the house as a temple to Abe Mannon's

despair

wealth

religion

hatred
13 Which of the following statements about the Mannon past is false?

Abe fell in love with Marie

Marie and David had a son

Abe exiled David

David fell in love with Marie
14 Adam Brant is all the following except

a relative of Peter and Hazel's

a (faux) suitor for Lavinia

Marie and David's son

a clipper ship captain
15 Who does Lavinia love the most fiercely?

Brant

Ezra

Christine

Orin
16 What place do Brant, Orin, and Christine wax poetic about?

The South Sea Islands

The Chesapeake Bay

New York City

The West
17 Who does Christine say she is visiting in New York?

A minister

Grandfather

Dr. Blake

Her mother
18 What seem possessed with life of their own?

The statues

The books

The clocks

The portraits
19 What is Christine most afraid of?

Being old and ugly

Not having a lover

Losing her children

Being poor
20 Which of the following statements is false?

Lavinia insists her mother give up Brant

Christine loves Orin because he seems like he is hers only

Christine hates Lavinia because she reminds her of her wedding night

Lavinia is in love with Brant
21 Christine asks Adam to get her

a ship

poison

a revolver

money
22 Whose idea is it to kill Ezra?

No one

Brant

Lavinia

Christine
23 Ezra suffers from

gout

breathing problems

heart problems

a bad arm
24 How does Christine get Brant to agree to disposing of Ezra?

Bringing up Marie

That he'd have to give up his ship

Mentioning that she has to go to his bed

All of these
25 Christine can best be described as

manipulative

indifferent

weak

intelligent

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