View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play 2, Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the lover that Christine says Lavinia is waiting for in Play One, Act Three?
(a) Orin.
(b) Peter.
(c) Ezra.
(d) Brant.

2. Christine and Brant plot to make Ezra's death look like a ___________.
(a) Accident.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Heart attack.

3. Who are the members of the "chorus" in the first scene of the play?
(a) Townspeople.
(b) Greek goddesses.
(c) Hobos.
(d) Soldiers.

4. What does the Mannon house remind Orin of when he sees it for the first time after the war?
(a) Death.
(b) Evil.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Peace.

5. According to Seth, who throws David Mannon out of the house?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Christine.
(c) Abe.
(d) Amos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ezra beg Christine to give him as he is dying?

2. What year is Mourning Becomes Electra taking place?

3. What does Lavinia tell Peter she hates in the first scene of the play?

4. Where does Ezra die?

5. What year is the first production of Mourning Becomes Electra?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 163 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample