Mourning Becomes Electra Quizzes

Mourning Becomes Electra Quiz 1

1 What decade was the play published?

1950s

1940s

1920s

1930s
2 The play is centered on the idea of

hope

fate

dreams

love
3 The play is based on the work of

Plato

Homer

Aeschylus

Euripedes
4 The play is influenced by the work of

Aristotle

Arendt

Freud

Foucault
5 What war is the play set during?

The Revolutionary War

WWI

The Civil War

The Mexican-American War
6 All of the following serve in the war except

Peter

Seth

Orin

Ezra
7 Who is constantly singing?

Orin

Seth

Lavinia

Peter
8 All the Mannons are known for their

mask-like faces

green eyes

tall stature

dark hair
9 Hazel is known for her

intelligence

charm

purity

wit
10 The Mannons are often described as

queer

evil

odd

funny
11 All of the following are true about Ezra except

he studied law

the town respects him

he fought in the Mexican-American War

he was the captain of a clipper ship
12 Christine refers to the house as a temple to Abe Mannon's

religion

hatred

wealth

despair
13 Which of the following statements about the Mannon past is false?

Abe exiled David

Abe fell in love with Marie

Marie and David had a son

David fell in love with Marie
14 Adam Brant is all the following except

a relative of Peter and Hazel's

a clipper ship captain

a (faux) suitor for Lavinia

Marie and David's son
15 Who does Lavinia love the most fiercely?

Christine

Orin

Brant

Ezra
16 What place do Brant, Orin, and Christine wax poetic about?

New York City

The South Sea Islands

The Chesapeake Bay

The West
17 Who does Christine say she is visiting in New York?

A minister

Dr. Blake

Her mother

Grandfather
18 What seem possessed with life of their own?

The statues

The books

The portraits

The clocks
19 What is Christine most afraid of?

Being poor

Being old and ugly

Not having a lover

Losing her children
20 Which of the following statements is false?

Lavinia insists her mother give up Brant

Lavinia is in love with Brant

Christine hates Lavinia because she reminds her of her wedding night

Christine loves Orin because he seems like he is hers only
21 Christine asks Adam to get her

a ship

poison

a revolver

money
22 Whose idea is it to kill Ezra?

Christine

Brant

No one

Lavinia
23 Ezra suffers from

a bad arm

breathing problems

heart problems

gout
24 How does Christine get Brant to agree to disposing of Ezra?

That he'd have to give up his ship

Bringing up Marie

Mentioning that she has to go to his bed

All of these
25 Christine can best be described as

manipulative

intelligent

indifferent

weak

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