The Ghost Sonata Quizzes

The Ghost Sonata Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the play?
August Strindberg

Tennessee Williams

William Shakespeare

Henrik Ibsen
2 What was Strindberg's home country?
Germany

Denmark

Norway

Sweden
3 Which of the following is not a Strindberg play?
A Doll's House

Easter

A Dream Play

Miss Julie
4 Which composer's work is the title taken from?
Mozart

Dvorak

Wagner

Beethoven
5 What kind of play is The Ghost Sonata?
A family drama

A kitchen sink drama

A satire

A chamber play
6 When was the play written?
1905

1908

1900

1907
7 Where was it first produced?
The National Theatre

The Swedish Theatre

The Intimate Theatre

The Strindberg Theatre
8 Where does the play take place?
Berlin

Gothenburg

Hamburg

Stockholm
9 Which painting is featured in the play?
The Mona Lisa

The Scream

Island of the Dead

Playing in the Waves
10 Who painted it?
Sandro Botticelli

Edvard Munch

Caravaggio

Arnold Bocklin
11 When was Strindberg born?
1849

1855

1872

1842
12 What literary movement is the play part of?
Realism

Postmodernism

Modernism

Restoration
13 Which room is on the right side?
The Red Room

The Drawing Room

The Hyacinth Room

The Round Room
14 What is the central piece in the Round Room?
A large potted plant

A white marble statue

A grand piano

A bust of the king of Sweden
15 Who is depicted in the statue?
The Colonel

The Student

The Girl

The Colonel's wife
16 Who is sitting outside the house at the start of the play?
The Girl

The Old Man

The Student

The Mummy
17 What is the Old Man doing at the beginning?
Begging for money

Painting the house

Talking to himself

Reading a newspaper
18 Who does the Student ask to help him at the water fountain?
The Milkmaid

The Girl

The Caretaker's Wife

The Old Man
19 Why is the Student underslept?
He had nightmares

He was at working the night shift at the prison

He was courting a young woman

He helped people after the collapse of a house
20 What is the Student's last name?
Strindberg

Ibsen

Hummel

Arkenholtz
21 How does the Old Man know the Student?
He is the person who bankrupted the Student's father

He is his uncle

He was his teacher in grade school

He is the Student's father
22 How much money does the Old Man say that the Student's father took from him?
17,000 crowns

12,000 crowns

18,000 crowns

15,000 crowns
23 What is the Old Man's last name?
Adell

Weber

Arkenholtz

Hummel
24 What is the Student studying?
Mathematics

Law

Medicine

Language
25 What is playing at the opera?
Aida

L'Elisir d'Amor

Le Nozze di Figaro

Valkyrie

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