The Ghost Sonata Quizzes

The Ghost Sonata Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the play?
William Shakespeare

Henrik Ibsen

August Strindberg

Tennessee Williams
2 What was Strindberg's home country?
Sweden

Germany

Norway

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

A Dream Play

Miss Julie

Easter
4 Which composer's work is the title taken from?
Dvorak

Mozart

Beethoven

Wagner
5 What kind of play is The Ghost Sonata?
A satire

A kitchen sink drama

A family drama

A chamber play
6 When was the play written?
1905

1908

1900

1907
7 Where was it first produced?
The Intimate Theatre

The Swedish Theatre

The Strindberg Theatre

The National Theatre
8 Where does the play take place?
Stockholm

Hamburg

Berlin

Gothenburg
9 Which painting is featured in the play?
Island of the Dead

The Mona Lisa

Playing in the Waves

The Scream
10 Who painted it?
Edvard Munch

Arnold Bocklin

Caravaggio

Sandro Botticelli
11 When was Strindberg born?
1849

1842

1855

1872
12 What literary movement is the play part of?
Restoration

Postmodernism

Modernism

Realism
13 Which room is on the right side?
The Drawing Room

The Round Room

The Hyacinth Room

The Red Room
14 What is the central piece in the Round Room?
A bust of the king of Sweden

A white marble statue

A grand piano

A large potted plant
15 Who is depicted in the statue?
The Girl

The Colonel's wife

The Student

The Colonel
16 Who is sitting outside the house at the start of the play?
The Mummy

The Girl

The Old Man

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

Painting the house

Reading a newspaper

Talking to himself
18 Who does the Student ask to help him at the water fountain?
The Milkmaid

The Old Man

The Caretaker's Wife

The Girl
19 Why is the Student underslept?
He was courting a young woman

He helped people after the collapse of a house

He was at working the night shift at the prison

He had nightmares
20 What is the Student's last name?
Ibsen

Hummel

Strindberg

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

He is the Student's father

He is his uncle

He was his teacher in grade school
22 How much money does the Old Man say that the Student's father took from him?
15,000 crowns

17,000 crowns

12,000 crowns

18,000 crowns
23 What is the Old Man's last name?
Adell

Hummel

Arkenholtz

Weber
24 What is the Student studying?
Medicine

Language

Mathematics

Law
25 What is playing at the opera?
Aida

Le Nozze di Figaro

L'Elisir d'Amor

Valkyrie

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