Buried Child Quizzes

Buried Child Quiz 1

By Abby Spare · Last reviewed December 16, 2019

1 When was Sam Shepard born?

1942

1937

1950

1943
2 When did this play premiere?

1972

1978

1969

1983
3 Where?

Off-Broadway

The Globe

Broadway

The Magic Theatre
4 What prestigious award did the play win?

Academy Award for Best Dramatic Play

Obie Award for Best Play

Tony Award for Best Play

The Pulitzer for Drama
5 Where does the play take place?

Connecticut

Kansas City

Illinois

Los Angeles
6 Which of the following is not a Sam Shepard play?

Fool for Love

Desire Under the Elms

Curse of the Starving Class

True West
7 Who directed the original production?

Sam Shepard

Elia Kazan

Peter Brook

Robert Woodruff
8 When was the play revived on Broadway?

1992

1998

1996

2000
9 In what year does the play take place?

1978

1962

1999

1971
10 Who is sitting on the couch at the start of the play?

Vince

Shelly

Dodge

Tilden
11 How old is Dodge?

In his 50s

In his 40s

In his 70s

In his 80s
12 What is the weather?

Rain

Sun

Wind

Overcast
13 What does Dodge hide in the sofa?

Pills

Cigars

A gun

A flask of whiskey
14 Who is upstairs?

Bradley

Vince

Tilden

Halie
15 How old is Halie?

In his 40s

In her 60s

In her 30s

In her 80s
16 What do Dodge and Halie argue about first?

Whether he should stop drinking

Whether they should call their son

Whether he should take a pill

Whether she should go visit Father Dewis
17 Where does Halie say she once went with a "wonderful man"?

A tropical resort

Horse races

A Broadway play

A casino
18 Where was the horse race?

Florida or California

Connecticut

Ohio

Michigan or Wisconsin
19 Who is their eldest son?

Dodge Jr.

Vince

Bradley

Tilden
20 Why is Bradley coming over later?

To help them fix their television

To cut Dodge's hair

To weed the garden

To take Halie to church
21 Who is Halie meeting for lunch?

Shelly

Vince

Bradley

Father Dewis
22 How old is Tilden?

In his 20s

In his 30s

In his 40s

In his 50s
23 What does Shepard note about Tilden's appearance?

He is overweight

He is strikingly handsome

He is burned out

He is underweight
24 What does Tilden bring into the living room?

Carrots

Potatoes

Corn

Flowers
25 When was the last time the back yard yielded crops?

1935

1938

1940

1956

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