Equus Quizzes

Equus Quiz 1

By Kathryn Gundersen · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed May 20, 2015

1 In which English city was playwright Peter Shaffer born?

Leeds

London

Bristol

Liverpool
2 In what year was Peter Shaffer born?

1954

1926

1902

1975
3 From which university did Shaffer graduate?

University of Edinburgh

University College London

University of Oxford

University of Cambridge
4 Who is Shaffer's twin brother, also a playwright?

Andrew

Robin

Anthony

Robert
5 Which play is considered Shaffer's first great theatrical success?

Five Finger Exercise

Equus

Black Comedy

Amadeus
6 In what year was Equus published?

1903

1989

2001

1973
7 In which city did the Equus play first premiere?

Paris

Madrid

New York

London
8 When was the movie adaptation of Equus released?

2002

1986

1999

1977
9 Who is the narrator of the play?

Alan Strang

Jill Mason

Martin Dysart

Hesther Salomon
10 How old is Alan?

17

8

13

22
11 What occupation does Hesther Salomon hold?

court magistrate

secretary

police officer

child psychiatrist
12 What crime has Alan committed?

robbed his co-worker

vandalized the stable owner's house

blinded six horses with a spike

stolen three horses from the stables
13 In their first session, rather than answer Dysart's question, Alan...

repeats his name over and over.

calls Dysart names.

sings advertising jingles.

counts slowly to one hundred.
14 Where does Dysart's troubling dream take place?

Venice

Homeric Greece

Ancient Rome

a hospital
15 In this dream, Dysart...

yells at Alan.

sacrifices children.

divorces his wife.

kills horses.
16 Who is the first person Dysart tells about this dream?

his wife

the nurse

Hesther

Alan
17 Which country is Dysart extremely interested in, and visits every year?

Greece

Spain

Turkey

Italy
18 What does Alan shout in his nightmares?

"Ahh!"

"Ek!"

"Ack!"

"Stop!"
19 What is Alan's father's name?

Josh

John

Frank

Fred
20 What is Alan's mother's name?

Dora

Dawn

Diane

Darla
21 What does Alan's father forbid in the house?

cursing

the Bible

television

junk food
22 What is Alan's mother's occupation?

writer

nun

schoolteacher

secretary
23 What is Alan's father's occupation?

police officer

printer

repairman

plumber
24 What day of the week does Dysart choose to visit the Strang household?

Friday

Sunday

Wednesday

Tuesday
25 In the book that Alan's mother used to read to him, what is the name of the horse that no one can ride?

Duke

Equus

Prince

Nugget

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