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This set of Drama 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Look Back in Anger - John Osborne Set 1
Q1 | The play, Look Back in Anger focuses primarily on the trials and experiences of the urban working class and is one of the first genre to be labelled as
- Theatre of the Absurd
- Comedy
- Farce drama
- Kitchen Sink realism
Q2 | At the beginning of Look Back in Anger, what is Alison Porter seen to be doing?
- Cleaning
- Arguing
- Ironing
- Sleeping
Q3 | What does the Bishop of Bromley encourage all Christians to support according toJimmy Porter?
- Food rations
- The H-Bomb
- The Monarchy
- Nuclear disarmament
Q4 | What was the reason Jimmy Porter gave in his anger as to why no one reads the newspaper anymore?
- They cannot rise from their ignorant sloth
- The papers have been replaced by movie theatres
- People cannot be bothered to have their own thoughts
- The papers do not engage the people
Q5 | Jimmy Porter believes that it is ‘pretty dreary’ to be living in what age?
- The Victorian Age
- The Modern Age
- The Postcolonial Age
- The American Age
Q6 | Why was Jimmy angry with Alison on their wedding night?
- He discovered she already had multiple lovers
- He discovered she only married him for convenience
- He discovered she was a virgin
- He discovered she was in love with Cliff
Q7 | Alison’s mother would stop at nothing to keep Jimmy from her and Jimmy underestimates her strength and says she is as
- Rough as a night at a Bombay brothel, and as tough as a matelot’s arm
- A tiger that would bleed him to death at the cost of anything
- Satan, rather mad and controlling of everything around her
- A sailor who was out to sea for weeks on end
Q8 | The opening scene of Look back in Anger takes place in one of the following days.
- Monday evening in the apartment
- Sunday morning in the apartment
- Tuesday evening by the sea shore
- Tuesday evening in the apartment
Q9 | Who is the friend living together with Jimmy Porter and Alison?
- Cliff Lewis
- Richard Cliff
- Thomas Cliff
- Cliff Raymond
Q10 | The game Alison and Jimmy play in Act one is called
- Fox and Jackal
- Fox and squirrel
- Cat and mouse
- Bear and squirrel
Q11 | Why according to Alison did Jimmy Porter want to marry her?
- Because he loved her dearly
- Because she is rich
- Because she belonged to the traditional upper class
- Because Alison’s parents disapproved and that made Jimmy want to marry her no matter what.
Q12 | Why did Jimmy want Alison to go to the hospital with him?
- To see Hugh’s mum who is dying of a stroke
- To see Alison’s father
- To see the ailing armymen
- To see a dying child
Q13 | The musical instrument Jimmy plays offstage is
- His guitar
- His piano
- His trumpet
- His drumset
Q14 | Look Back in Anger Act II opens with Jimmy playing
- a piano
- a guitar
- a harmonica
- a Jazz trumpet
Q15 | Who finally left Jimmy at the end of the play?
- Cliff
- Alison
- Madeline
- Helena
Q16 | Who was a close friend of Jimmy Porter?
- Col. Redfern
- Nigel
- Helena Charles
- Cliff Lewis
Q17 | Hugh decided to leave for China
- to write a novel
- to run a business
- to study
- to start a factory
Q18 | Which of the following do the Porters have in the house?
- A television
- A gas stove
- A chest of drawers
- A leather armchair
Q19 | What is Cliff's surname?
- Lewis
- Jones
- Porter
- Rhys
Q20 | How old are both Cliff and Jimmy?
- 25
- 32
- 28
- 31
Q21 | Goldberg and McCann have come to the boarding house to
- See Petey and Meg
- Enjoy a holiday
- Do a job
- Visit Stanley
Q22 | McCann was methodically tearing pages of newspapers into
- 2 equal strips
- 3 equal strips
- 4 equal strips5 equal strips
- 5 equal strips
Q23 | When McCann observes that Stanley appears depressed on his birthday, Stanley
- Says that he has a headache
- Says that it’s not his birthday
- Says that he is not depressed
- Tells McCann to go away
Q24 | The broken drum that symbolises mental instability represents
- Petey
- Stanley
- Goldberg
- McCann
Q25 | Meg’s fear of the wheelbarrow reflects her fear of
- Death
- Sickness
- Movement
- Accident