The Chairs Quizzes

The Chairs Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Chairs?

Tom Stoppard

Arthur MIller

Eugene Ionesco

Samuel Beckett
2 Which character is visible onstage?

The emperor

The colonel

Madame Belle

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

His painting

His message

His theory

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

As invisible

In the spotlight

In shadow

From the back
5 Who is first to arrive?

The emperor

A woman

The colonel

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

The story of their trip to a garden in Paris

The story of their arrival at the tower

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 man and woman's deaths

The orator's failed speech

The orator's arrival

The emperor's arrival
8 Which of the following is NOT a major theme in the play?

Status

Communication

Generational rebellion

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

The colonel

A dog

The orator

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

Windows

Boats

Doorbells

Chairs
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?

Scholar

General factotum

General

Orator
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

Madame Belle

The colonel
14 Who is Madame Belle?

A past love interest of the old man

The woman's mother

An assistant to the orator

A close friend of the woman
15 Who does the man claim to have abandoned?

His sister

His ailing mother

His son

His general
16 How do the man and woman die?

They drown in a flood

They perish in a fire

They are crushed in a stampede of guests

They leap from the window
17 What is the shape of the room?

A square

An octagon

A semiciricle

A pentagon
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?

Fight the emperor

Duel the old man

Write on a blackboard

Yell at the audience
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?

An actor

An usher

A soldier

A dancer
22 Who wrote Waiting for Godot?

Flann O'Brien

James Joyce

Samuel Beckett

Sam Shepard
23 When was the play written?

1971

1951

1956

1952
24 Where was the play first performed?

New York

Paris

London

Boston
25 Where is the play set?

In a tower enclosed by water

In a castle in the forest

In a countryside manor

In a void

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