The Iceman Cometh Quizzes

The Iceman Cometh Quiz 1

1 What year is the play set in?
1912

1925

1930

1900
2 Where does all of the action take place?
Inside a garage

Inside a church

Inside a house

Inside a bar
3 Larry can best be described as
cruel

silly

shy

sardonic
4 Hope can best be described as
likeable but crotchety

rebellious

pious and naive

shy and sweet
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

Larry's

Hope's

Hugo's
7 Who is the son of a criminal and went to Harvard?
Wetjoen

Willie

Lewis

Jimmy
8 Who was fired from the police force?
Joe

Mosher

Willie

McGloin
9 Who ran a gambling house?
Larry

Joe

Mosher

Willie
10 Who claims they have no pipe dreams?
Hope

Jimmy

Joe

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

He was once in the military

He had issues with his Mother

He came looking for Larry
12 Who owns the bar?
Hickey

Joe

Hope

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

Larry's birthday

A holiday

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

Hope

Lewis

Hugo
15 What does Parritt hate?
Music

Gambling

Drinking

Whores
16 Who is Bessie?
Hickey's deceased wife

Parritt's Mother

Hope's deceased wife

Jimmy's ex-girlfriend
17 What is Hope's pipe dream?
To rejoin the circus

To open a gambling house

To go on a walk around the neighborhood

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

McGloin

Jimmy

Willie
19 Margie and Pearl want to be called
tarts

hookers

whores

strumpets
20 Cora plans on marrying
Jimmy

Willie

Chuck

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

Hickey

Joe

Larry
22 Hickey is described as
chubby

business-like

jovial

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 plans to help them all

he doesn't drink
24 Hope says getting rid of pipe dreams will do all of the following except
have peace

make you rich

be happy

be honest with yourself
25 How do the characters greet the new Hickey?
With indifference

With confusion and resentment

With rage

With excitement