The Chairs Quizzes

The Chairs Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Chairs?
Samuel Beckett

Eugene Ionesco

Tom Stoppard

Arthur MIller
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 theory

His painting

His song

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

In the spotlight

From the back

As invisible
5 Who is first to arrive?
The colonel

The orator

The emperor

A woman
6 What story does the old woman ask to hear repeatedly?
The story of their meeting the emperor

The story of their arrival at the tower

The story of the man's journey on the water

The story of their trip to a garden in Paris
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?
Generational rebellion

Theatricality

Communication

Status
9 Who do the man and woman show their devotion to?
The colonel

The emperor

A dog

The orator
10 Which objects are the central focus on the play?
Boats

Windows

Doorbells

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

The window

A book

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

Scholar

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 colonel

Madame Belle

The orator
14 Who is Madame Belle?
An assistant to the orator

The woman's mother

A close friend of the woman

A past love interest of the old man
15 Who does the man claim to have abandoned?
His ailing mother

His son

His sister

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 pentagon

A semiciricle

A square

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

A knock

Laughing

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

Duel the old man

Yell at the audience

Write on a blackboard
20 How do the old man and woman react to the orator's entry?
With surprise

With consternation

With nonchalance

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

An usher

A dancer

An actor
22 Who wrote Waiting for Godot?
Samuel Beckett

James Joyce

Sam Shepard

Flann O'Brien
23 When was the play written?
1952

1956

1971

1951
24 Where was the play first performed?
London

New York

Boston

Paris
25 Where is the play set?
In a void

In a tower enclosed by water

In a castle in the forest

In a countryside manor

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