The Real Inspector Hound Quizzes

The Real Inspector Hound Quiz 1

By Anne Immel · Edited by Christine McKeever · Last reviewed May 29, 2015

1 In what year did the play first premiere?

1961

1962

1969

1968
2 Who is the author?

Jean Genet

Eugene Ionesco

Tom Stoppard

Samuel Beckett
3 Where is the play-within-a-play set?

Muldoon Mansion

London Theater

Muldoon Manor

None of the above
4 What are the names of the theater critics?

Moon and Simon

Moon and Birdboot

Moon and Bootbird

Simon and Birdboot
5 What is the weather at Muldoon Manor?

Sunny

Snowy

Stormy

It is never mentioned
6 Who is Mrs. Drudge?

Cynthia's mother

Albert's wife

The Maid

The Cook
7 What covers up the dead body at Muldoon Manor?

The table

The couch

The curtain

The rug
8 What is Moon's profession?

second-string critic

third-string critic

actor

first-string critic
9 What is the relationship between Moon and Birdboot?

They are both theater critics

Moon is Birdboot's superior

Moon and Birdboot work for the same company

Birdboot is Moon's superior
10 What is the name of Birdboot's wife?

Mrs. Drudge

Felicity

Cynthia

Myrtle
11 Who did Birdboot go out with the previous evening?

Mrs. Drudge

The actress who plays Cynthia

The actress who plays Felicity

Myrtle
12 Who does Birdboot fall for during the play?

Cynthia

Felicity

Mrs. Drudge

Myrtle
13 The Real Inspector Hound parodies what genre most closely?

Detective fiction

The Londer theater scene

Drama

Tragicomedy
14 What is the name of the first-string critic?

Birdboot

Higgs

Puckeridge

Moon
15 What is the name of the third-string critic?

Moon

Birdboot

Puckeridge

Higgs
16 Who is a more well-known critic?

Moon

They are both well-known

Neither is well-known

Birdboot
17 Who is the most likely caller on the telephone when Birdboot is onstage?

The madman

Hound

Higgs

Myrtle
18 Who is the police chief?

Major Magnus

Simon Gascoyne

Detective Peters

Inspector Hound
19 In what county is Muldoon Manor located?

Dorset

East Sussex

Essex

Somerset
20 Who is Cynthia's best friend?

Mrs. Drudge

Felicity

Simon

None of the above
21 Who enters the drawing room when Mrs. Drudge is on the telephone?

Birdboot

Simon Gascoyne

Moon

Major Magnus
22 What sport are Cynthia and Felicity playing?

Tennis

Squash

Cricket

Badminton
23 What game do the four residents play together?

Cards

Chess

Checkers

Twister
24 What does Moon accuse Birdboot of?

Writing poor reviews of the theater

Cheating on his wife

Talking during the play

Blocking his access to first-string
25 Which character at Muldoon Manor seems most like Birdboot?

Major Magnus

Inspector Hound

Simon Gascoyne

None of the above

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