Proof Quizzes

Proof Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the play?
David Auburn

Sam Shepard

Paula Vogel

Stephen Karam
2 When did the play premiere?
2005

2001

2000

2004
3 At what theater did the play appear?
Soho Rep

Ars Nova

The Public

Manhattan Theater Club
4 Who played Catherine in the original production?
Mary-Louise Parker

Johanna Day

Gwyneth Paltrow

Martha Plimpton
5 Who played Catherine in the film version of the play?
Renee Zellweger

Gwyneth Paltrow

Reese Witherspoon

Drew Barrymore
6 Who played Hal in the movie?
Heath Ledger

Jake Gyllenhaal

Ryan Gosling

Peter Sarsgaard
7 Who played Robert in the film?
Patrick Stewart

Ian McKellen

Anthony Hopkins

Jack Nicholson
8 Who directed the film of the play?
David Auburn

John Madden

Stephen Soderbergh

Peter Weir
9 Who played Claire in the film of the play?
Hope Davis

Lisa Kudrow

Susannah Flood

Catherine Keener
10 How old is Catherine turning at the beginning of the play?
21

28

25

30
11 Where does the play take place?
Boston

New York

Chicago

Milwaukee
12 What is Robert's area of study?
Mathematics

Chemistry

English

Spanish
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?
California

Michigan

New York

Wisconsin
16 When was the last time Catherine saw Cindy Jacobsen?
1983

1988

1990

1995
17 Where does Claire live?
San Francisco

Austin

New York

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

12

22

43
19 What does Robert reveal about himself in Scene 1?
He is dead

He is about to die

He is an angel

He never existed
20 How did Robert die?
Heart failure

Old age

Cancer

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

Larry

Hal

Claire
22 How old is Hal?
28

25

33

29
23 What is Hal's relationship to Catherine in the beginning?
He is Catherine's ex

He is Claire's ex

He is a reporter from the local paper

He was a student of Robert's
24 What was Robert's condition called?
Borderline personality disorder

Graphomania

Bipolar disorder

Psychosis
25 How many notebooks are in the study?
87

200

56

103

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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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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