The Chairs Quizzes

The Chairs Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Chairs?
Eugene Ionesco

Samuel Beckett

Arthur MIller

Tom Stoppard
2 Which character is visible onstage?
The colonel

The orator

Madame Belle

The emperor
3 What does the man want to share with the world?
His message

His painting

His theory

His song
4 How are the guest presented in the play?
In the spotlight

As invisible

In shadow

From the back
5 Who is first to arrive?
The orator

The colonel

A woman

The emperor
6 What story does the old woman ask to hear repeatedly?
The story of their arrival at the tower

The story of their trip to a garden in Paris

The story of their meeting the emperor

The story of the man's journey on the water
7 What is the climax of the play?
The emperor's arrival

The man and woman's deaths

The orator's arrival

The orator's failed speech
8 Which of the following is NOT a major theme in the play?
Generational rebellion

Communication

Status

Theatricality
9 Who do the man and woman show their devotion to?
The emperor

The orator

The colonel

A dog
10 Which objects are the central focus on the play?
Doorbells

Boats

Windows

Chairs
11 What does the woman tell the man to get away from at the beginning of the play?
A book

The door

The window

The chairs
12 What is the man's job title?
General factotum

Scholar

Orator

General
13 Besides the man and woman, who is the only other character who is portrayed by an actor in the play?
The engraver

The orator

The colonel

Madame Belle
14 Who is Madame Belle?
The woman's mother

A past love interest of the old man

A close friend of the woman

An assistant to the orator
15 Who does the man claim to have abandoned?
His ailing mother

His sister

His general

His son
16 How do the man and woman die?
They drown in a flood

They perish in a fire

They leap from the window

They are crushed in a stampede of guests
17 What is the shape of the room?
A pentagon

A square

A semiciricle

An octagon
18 What noise is heard each time a guest arrives?
Laughing

Murmuring

A knock

A doorbell
19 What does the orator attempt to do after failing to speak?
Yell at the audience

Fight the emperor

Write on a blackboard

Duel the old man
20 How do the old man and woman react to the orator's entry?
With nonchalance

With consternation

With surprise

With fury
21 What does the woman adopt the role of near the end of the play?
A dancer

An actor

An usher

A soldier
22 Who wrote Waiting for Godot?
Samuel Beckett

James Joyce

Sam Shepard

Flann O'Brien
23 When was the play written?
1951

1956

1971

1952
24 Where was the play first performed?
Boston

Paris

London

New York
25 Where is the play set?
In a tower enclosed by water

In a castle in the forest

In a void

In a countryside manor

The Chairs Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for The Chairs is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Ask Your Own Question

Study Guide for The Chairs

The Chairs study guide contains a biography of Eugene Ionesco, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for The Chairs…

Lesson Plan for The Chairs

View the lesson plan for The Chairs…

Wikipedia Entries for The Chairs

Introduction

View Wikipedia Entries for The Chairs…