The Iceman Cometh Quizzes

The Iceman Cometh Quiz 1

1 What year is the play set in?
1912

1930

1900

1925
2 Where does all of the action take place?
Inside a bar

Inside a house

Inside a church

Inside a garage
3 Larry can best be described as
cruel

shy

sardonic

silly
4 Hope can best be described as
pious and naive

likeable but crotchety

rebellious

shy and sweet
5 Rocky says he isn't a pimp because
he helps the girls manage their money

he is a bartender

he doesn't fully beat the girls

all of these
6 Whose birthday is it?
Hope's

Hugo's

Hickey's

Larry's
7 Who is the son of a criminal and went to Harvard?
Lewis

Willie

Wetjoen

Jimmy
8 Who was fired from the police force?
McGloin

Mosher

Joe

Willie
9 Who ran a gambling house?
Mosher

Larry

Joe

Willie
10 Who claims they have no pipe dreams?
Larry

Joe

Jimmy

Hope
11 Which of the following about Parritt is false?
He had issues with his Mother

He was once in the military

He came looking for Larry

He was part of the Movement
12 Who owns the bar?
Hickey

Hope

Larry

Joe
13 In the first act, what/who is everyone waiting for?
Larry's birthday

Hickey

Parritt

A holiday
14 Besides Larry, who else was part of the Movement?
Jimmy

Hugo

Hope

Lewis
15 What does Parritt hate?
Whores

Gambling

Music

Drinking
16 Who is Bessie?
Hope's deceased wife

Jimmy's ex-girlfriend

Parritt's Mother

Hickey's deceased wife
17 What is Hope's pipe dream?
To open a gambling house

To rejoin the circus

To go on a walk around the neighborhood

To book passage back home
18 Who is Bessie's brother?
Willie

Mosher

McGloin

Jimmy
19 Margie and Pearl want to be called
tarts

whores

hookers

strumpets
20 Cora plans on marrying
Jimmy

Willie

Rocky

Chuck
21 Who is called the old "Foolosopher"?
Hickey

Larry

Joe

Hope
22 Hickey is described as
chubby

jovial

business-like

all of these
23 All of the following disturb the characters about Hickey except
he plans to help them all

he seems more religious

he walked a long distance to the bar

he doesn't drink
24 Hope says getting rid of pipe dreams will do all of the following except
make you rich

be honest with yourself

have peace

be happy
25 How do the characters greet the new Hickey?
With rage

With indifference

With excitement

With confusion and resentment