Mourning Becomes Electra Quizzes

Mourning Becomes Electra Quiz 1

1 What decade was the play published?

1950s

1940s

1930s

1920s
2 The play is centered on the idea of

love

fate

dreams

hope
3 The play is based on the work of

Plato

Homer

Aeschylus

Euripedes
4 The play is influenced by the work of

Freud

Aristotle

Foucault

Arendt
5 What war is the play set during?

The Mexican-American War

The Revolutionary War

The Civil War

WWI
6 All of the following serve in the war except

Peter

Seth

Ezra

Orin
7 Who is constantly singing?

Orin

Seth

Lavinia

Peter
8 All the Mannons are known for their

mask-like faces

tall stature

green eyes

dark hair
9 Hazel is known for her

intelligence

charm

wit

purity
10 The Mannons are often described as

queer

evil

funny

odd
11 All of the following are true about Ezra except

he studied law

he was the captain of a clipper ship

he fought in the Mexican-American War

the town respects him
12 Christine refers to the house as a temple to Abe Mannon's

despair

wealth

hatred

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

Marie and David had a son

David fell in love with Marie

Abe exiled David

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

Marie and David's son

a relative of Peter and Hazel's

a (faux) suitor for Lavinia

a clipper ship captain
15 Who does Lavinia love the most fiercely?

Brant

Ezra

Orin

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

The South Sea Islands

The Chesapeake Bay

New York City

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

Grandfather

A minister

Dr. Blake

Her mother
18 What seem possessed with life of their own?

The portraits

The statues

The books

The clocks
19 What is Christine most afraid of?

Not having a lover

Losing her children

Being poor

Being old and ugly
20 Which of the following statements is false?

Lavinia insists her mother give up Brant

Christine loves Orin because he seems like he is hers only

Christine hates Lavinia because she reminds her of her wedding night

Lavinia is in love with Brant
21 Christine asks Adam to get her

a ship

a revolver

poison

money
22 Whose idea is it to kill Ezra?

Christine

Lavinia

Brant

No one
23 Ezra suffers from

gout

a bad arm

breathing problems

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

Bringing up Marie

Mentioning that she has to go to his bed

That he'd have to give up his ship

All of these
25 Christine can best be described as

manipulative

weak

intelligent

indifferent

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