The Iceman Cometh Quizzes

The Iceman Cometh Quiz 1

1 What year is the play set in?
1900

1912

1925

1930
2 Where does all of the action take place?
Inside a church

Inside a house

Inside a bar

Inside a garage
3 Larry can best be described as
cruel

shy

sardonic

silly
4 Hope can best be described as
pious and naive

rebellious

shy and sweet

likeable but crotchety
5 Rocky says he isn't a pimp because
he doesn't fully beat the girls

he is a bartender

he helps the girls manage their money

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

Hugo's

Larry's

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

Willie

Jimmy

Wetjoen
8 Who was fired from the police force?
Joe

McGloin

Mosher

Willie
9 Who ran a gambling house?
Willie

Mosher

Joe

Larry
10 Who claims they have no pipe dreams?
Joe

Jimmy

Larry

Hope
11 Which of the following about Parritt is false?
He was part of the Movement

He came looking for Larry

He was once in the military

He had issues with his Mother
12 Who owns the bar?
Hope

Joe

Hickey

Larry
13 In the first act, what/who is everyone waiting for?
A holiday

Parritt

Larry's birthday

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

Hugo

Hope

Lewis
15 What does Parritt hate?
Drinking

Gambling

Music

Whores
16 Who is Bessie?
Hickey's deceased wife

Hope's deceased wife

Jimmy's ex-girlfriend

Parritt's Mother
17 What is Hope's pipe dream?
To rejoin the circus

To go on a walk around the neighborhood

To open a gambling house

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

Jimmy

Willie

Mosher
19 Margie and Pearl want to be called
whores

hookers

tarts

strumpets
20 Cora plans on marrying
Rocky

Chuck

Jimmy

Willie
21 Who is called the old "Foolosopher"?
Hope

Larry

Joe

Hickey
22 Hickey is described as
jovial

chubby

business-like

all of these
23 All of the following disturb the characters about Hickey except
he walked a long distance to the bar

he seems more religious

he doesn't drink

he plans to help them all
24 Hope says getting rid of pipe dreams will do all of the following except
be honest with yourself

be happy

have peace

make you rich
25 How do the characters greet the new Hickey?
With rage

With excitement

With indifference

With confusion and resentment