Proof Quizzes

Proof Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the play?
David Auburn

Paula Vogel

Sam Shepard

Stephen Karam
2 When did the play premiere?
2005

2001

2000

2004
3 At what theater did the play appear?
The Public

Manhattan Theater Club

Soho Rep

Ars Nova
4 Who played Catherine in the original production?
Johanna Day

Mary-Louise Parker

Martha Plimpton

Gwyneth Paltrow
5 Who played Catherine in the film version of the play?
Renee Zellweger

Gwyneth Paltrow

Drew Barrymore

Reese Witherspoon
6 Who played Hal in the movie?
Heath Ledger

Peter Sarsgaard

Jake Gyllenhaal

Ryan Gosling
7 Who played Robert in the film?
Anthony Hopkins

Ian McKellen

Patrick Stewart

Jack Nicholson
8 Who directed the film of the play?
Stephen Soderbergh

John Madden

Peter Weir

David Auburn
9 Who played Claire in the film of the play?
Lisa Kudrow

Hope Davis

Susannah Flood

Catherine Keener
10 How old is Catherine turning at the beginning of the play?
25

21

30

28
11 Where does the play take place?
Boston

Milwaukee

Chicago

New York
12 What is Robert's area of study?
Spanish

Chemistry

Mathematics

English
13 What does Robert give Catherine in the first scene?
A proof

A letter he wrote her

A birthday cake

A bottle of champagne
14 In what month is Catherine's birthday?
April

February

October

September
15 Where was the champagne made?
Wisconsin

California

Michigan

New York
16 When was the last time Catherine saw Cindy Jacobsen?
1990

1983

1995

1988
17 Where does Claire live?
New York

San Francisco

Austin

Los Angeles
18 How many days has Catherine spent in bed because of depression?
33

22

43

12
19 What does Robert reveal about himself in Scene 1?
He is about to die

He is an angel

He never existed

He is dead
20 How did Robert die?
Cancer

Heart failure

Old age

Stroke
21 Who is at the house in the first scene?
Claire

Hal

Larry

Cindy
22 How old is Hal?
28

29

33

25
23 What is Hal's relationship to Catherine in the beginning?
He is Catherine's ex

He was a student of Robert's

He is a reporter from the local paper

He is Claire's ex
24 What was Robert's condition called?
Graphomania

Bipolar disorder

Psychosis

Borderline personality disorder
25 How many notebooks are in the study?
103

87

200

56

How does David Auburn convey a significant idea to the audience through dramatic form?

Unfortunately this is only a short answer space. You have quite a few detailed questions here.

Asked by Rosie A #1172323

Answered by Aslan on 9/7/2021 8:29 PM

What things do we learn about Robert by paying attention to the things that other characters say about him and do for him?

We quickly learn that Robert suffered from graphomania, in which he obsessively wrote things down, but lost his grasp on reality. Because of her father's illness, Catherine spends the play worried that she has inherited his illness—a fear which is...

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Answered by Aslan on 11/4/2020 1:35 AM

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What do you think it is that Catherine hopes to find?

What part number in the book are you referring to?

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Answered by Aslan on 3/26/2020 7:52 PM

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