The Chairs Quizzes

The Chairs Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Chairs?

Arthur MIller

Samuel Beckett

Eugene Ionesco

Tom Stoppard
2 Which character is visible onstage?

Madame Belle

The orator

The emperor

The colonel
3 What does the man want to share with the world?

His theory

His painting

His song

His message
4 How are the guest presented in the play?

In the spotlight

From the back

In shadow

As invisible
5 Who is first to arrive?

The orator

The colonel

The emperor

A woman
6 What story does the old woman ask to hear repeatedly?

The story of the man's journey on the water

The story of their arrival at the tower

The story of their meeting the emperor

The story of their trip to a garden in Paris
7 What is the climax of the play?

The orator's arrival

The man and woman's deaths

The emperor's arrival

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

Status

Theatricality

Communication

Generational rebellion
9 Who do the man and woman show their devotion to?

A dog

The colonel

The orator

The emperor
10 Which objects are the central focus on the play?

Doorbells

Chairs

Boats

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

The chairs

A book

The door

The window
12 What is the man's job title?

General factotum

General

Scholar

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

The orator

The engraver

The colonel

Madame Belle
14 Who is Madame Belle?

A past love interest of the old man

A close friend of the woman

An assistant to the orator

The woman's mother
15 Who does the man claim to have abandoned?

His ailing mother

His son

His general

His sister
16 How do the man and woman die?

They drown in a flood

They leap from the window

They are crushed in a stampede of guests

They perish in a fire
17 What is the shape of the room?

An octagon

A square

A semiciricle

A pentagon
18 What noise is heard each time a guest arrives?

A knock

Laughing

Murmuring

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

Yell at the audience

Write on a blackboard

Duel the old man

Fight the emperor
20 How do the old man and woman react to the orator's entry?

With nonchalance

With consternation

With fury

With surprise
21 What does the woman adopt the role of near the end of the play?

A dancer

A soldier

An actor

An usher
22 Who wrote Waiting for Godot?

Flann O'Brien

James Joyce

Sam Shepard

Samuel Beckett
23 When was the play written?

1971

1956

1951

1952
24 Where was the play first performed?

Boston

London

New York

Paris
25 Where is the play set?

In a castle in the forest

In a tower enclosed by water

In a void

In a countryside manor

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