The Chairs Quizzes

The Chairs Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Chairs?

Eugene Ionesco

Samuel Beckett

Arthur MIller

Tom Stoppard
2 Which character is visible onstage?

The colonel

Madame Belle

The emperor

The orator
3 What does the man want to share with the world?

His painting

His theory

His song

His message
4 How are the guest presented in the play?

From the back

In shadow

In the spotlight

As invisible
5 Who is first to arrive?

The colonel

The emperor

The orator

A woman
6 What story does the old woman ask to hear repeatedly?

The story of the man's journey on the water

The story of their arrival at the tower

The story of their trip to a garden in Paris

The story of their meeting the emperor
7 What is the climax of the play?

The orator's arrival

The emperor's arrival

The orator's failed speech

The man and woman's deaths
8 Which of the following is NOT a major theme in the play?

Theatricality

Generational rebellion

Communication

Status
9 Who do the man and woman show their devotion to?

The orator

A dog

The colonel

The emperor
10 Which objects are the central focus on the play?

Windows

Chairs

Boats

Doorbells
11 What does the woman tell the man to get away from at the beginning of the play?

A book

The window

The chairs

The door
12 What is the man's job title?

Scholar

General factotum

General

Orator
13 Besides the man and woman, who is the only other character who is portrayed by an actor in the play?

Madame Belle

The engraver

The colonel

The orator
14 Who is Madame Belle?

An assistant to the orator

A past love interest of the old man

A close friend of the woman

The woman's mother
15 Who does the man claim to have abandoned?

His ailing mother

His sister

His son

His general
16 How do the man and woman die?

They drown in a flood

They leap from the window

They are crushed in a stampede of guests

They perish in a fire
17 What is the shape of the room?

A pentagon

An octagon

A semiciricle

A square
18 What noise is heard each time a guest arrives?

A knock

Laughing

A doorbell

Murmuring
19 What does the orator attempt to do after failing to speak?

Duel the old man

Fight the emperor

Write on a blackboard

Yell at the audience
20 How do the old man and woman react to the orator's entry?

With nonchalance

With consternation

With fury

With surprise
21 What does the woman adopt the role of near the end of the play?

A dancer

An usher

A soldier

An actor
22 Who wrote Waiting for Godot?

Samuel Beckett

James Joyce

Flann O'Brien

Sam Shepard
23 When was the play written?

1956

1951

1971

1952
24 Where was the play first performed?

Paris

Boston

London

New York
25 Where is the play set?

In a castle in the forest

In a void

In a tower enclosed by water

In a countryside manor

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