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 colonel

Madame Belle

The emperor

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

His theory

His painting

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

In the spotlight

As invisible

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

The emperor

The colonel

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 meeting the emperor

The story of their arrival at the tower

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 emperor's arrival

The orator's arrival

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

Generational rebellion

Theatricality

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

The orator

A dog

The emperor
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?
The window

The door

The chairs

A book
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 colonel

Madame Belle

The engraver

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 son

His general

His ailing mother

His sister
16 How do the man and woman die?
They leap from the window

They are crushed in a stampede of guests

They drown in a flood

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

A square

A pentagon

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

A doorbell

Laughing

Murmuring
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 fury

With consternation

With nonchalance

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

An actor

A dancer

A soldier
22 Who wrote Waiting for Godot?
Flann O'Brien

Sam Shepard

Samuel Beckett

James Joyce
23 When was the play written?
1952

1971

1956

1951
24 Where was the play first performed?
New York

London

Boston

Paris
25 Where is the play set?
In a void

In a countryside manor

In a tower enclosed by water

In a castle in the forest

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