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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 3 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character did Susan Glaspell portray in the original production of Trifles?
(a) Mrs. Peters
(b) Mrs. Wright
(c) Mrs. Samuel
(d) Mrs. Hale

2. What important theatrical collaboration did Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook found?
(a) The Greenwich Players
(b) The Provincetown Players
(c) The Cincinnati Players
(d) The Public Theater

3. Where did the trial for John Hossack’s murder take place?
(a) Albany, New York
(b) Indianola, Iowa
(c) Chicago, Illinois
(d) St. Paul, Minnesota

4. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?
(a) 1913
(b) 1885
(c) 1919
(d) 1916

5. What sentence was the murder suspect given for the murder of John Hossack?
(a) Death by electric chair
(b) 25 years in prison
(c) Death by hanging
(d) Life in prison

6. When was Trifles first performed?
(a) August 8, 1916
(b) September 25, 1919
(c) July 15, 1901
(d) March 12, 1885

7. Who played the role of George Henderson in the original production of Trifles?
(a) Michael Hulgan
(b) Andrew Vestile
(c) Madison Dirks
(d) James Warner

8. According to the Introduction, where was Trifles first performed?
(a) The St. James Theatre
(b) The Wharf Theatre
(c) The Oak Park Theater
(d) The Lucille Lortel Theater

9. As a founding member of a famous theatrical collaboration, Susan Glaspell arranged for the first ever reading of a play by what famed playwright?
(a) Norman Mailer
(b) Eugene O’Neill
(c) Samuel Beckett
(d) Edward Albee

10. For how many months did Susan Glaspell cover the John Hossack murder case?
(a) 4
(b) 30
(c) 16
(d) 20

11. In what year was John Hossack murdered?
(a) 1900
(b) 1798
(c) 1885
(d) 1916

12. Who portrayed Lewis Hale in the original production of Trifles?
(a) Gino Chelakis
(b) Alexander Hampton
(c) Andrew Stabler
(d) George Cram Cook

13. Where was the theatrical collaboration that Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook formed originated?
(a) Bay Ridge, New Jersey
(b) Rutland, Connecticut
(c) New York, New York
(d) Cape Cod, Massachusetts

14. According to the Introduction, what weapon was used to kill John Hossack?
(a) A rope
(b) A knife
(c) A gun
(d) An axe

15. How many articles did Susan Glaspell write as a reporter that covered the John Hossack murder case?
(a) 26
(b) 10
(c) 35
(d) 15

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was accused of the murder of John Hossack?

2. According to the Introduction, during what years did Susan Glaspell work as a reporter for the Des Moines News?

3. According to the Introduction, who played the role of Henry Peters in the original production of Trifles?

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