The Birthday Party - Harold Pinter Set 1

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This set of Drama 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on The Birthday Party - Harold Pinter Set 1

Q1 | Stanley’s mental breakdown was caused by
  • Being forced to confront his past sins and delusions
  • The sudden entrance of two more boarders
  • Meg’s amorous advances
  • The birthday party
Q2 | “Stan, don’t let them tell you what to do!” is said by
  • Meg
  • Petey
  • Lulu
  • McCann
Q3 | What is the name of the game played in the play The Birthday Party?
  • Hide and Seek
  • Cheese
  • Truth or dare
  • Blind man’s buff
Q4 | “My motto. Work hard and play hard. Not a day’s illness” is said by
  • Stanley
  • Petey
  • Goldberg
  • McCann
Q5 | The name of Lulu’s first love is
  • Stanley
  • Eddie
  • Goldberg
  • John
Q6 | The nickname ‘Nat’ in The Birthday Party refers to
  • Goldberg
  • McCann
  • Stanley
  • Petey
Q7 | Stanley’s full name is
  • Stanley Webber
  • Stanley Webster
  • Stanley Weber
  • Stanley Wabber
Q8 | In the play, A Birthday Party, Nat Goldberg is also known as
  • Petey and Benny
  • Simey and Benny
  • Simey and Stanley
  • Stanley and McCann
Q9 | Where did Petey meet Goldberg and McCann?
  • In town
  • On the beach
  • At the Boles’ house
  • On the road
Q10 | What instrument does Stanley says he plays professionally?
  • Piano
  • Violin
  • Flute
  • Drums
Q11 | What did Goldberg say when Lulu asked him why he raped her?
  • He apologized
  • He cried and tried to make things right
  • He said she wanted him to do it, so he did
  • He ran away
Q12 | Why did Petey lie to Meg at the end of the play when she asked where Stanley was?
  • Because he was jealous of Stanley and wanted him gone
  • Because the knowledge that Stanley had been taken away would leave Meg mentally fragile
  • Because Stanley was not a good person and manipulated Meg whenever he got the chance
  • Because Petey had killed Stanley and did not want to tell the truth
Q13 | The piece of news Petey reads out aloud from the newspaper in Act I part I of The Birthday Party is about one of the following
  • Comic
  • A birth announcement
  • The horoscope
  • An accident
Q14 | The relationship between Meg and Petey in the play is that of
  • Brother and sister
  • Friends
  • Husband and wife
  • Master and tenant
Q15 | Meg’s birthday gift for Stanley is
  • A mat
  • A bottle of whisky
  • A mini piano
  • A drum
Q16 | Goldberg’s nickname is
  • Nat
  • Simey
  • Mc Enroe
  • Matt
Q17 | Goldberg and McCann tell Petey they are taking Stanley to
  • Their house
  • His house
  • Another boarding house
  • A doctor
Q18 | McCann and Goldberg accuse Stanley of killing
  • His mother
  • His brother
  • His child
  • His wife
Q19 | Meg and Petey are
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Husband and wife
  • Neighbours
  • Business partners
Q20 | Stanley tells Meg that a ________ is coming to take her away.
  • A policeman
  • A doctor
  • An ambulance
  • A wheelbarrow
Q21 | Meg has an inappropriate flirtatious relationship with
  • Petey
  • Stanley
  • Goldberg
  • McCann
Q22 | What is the birthday gift presented to Stanley?
  • Groceries
  • Chocolates
  • A toy drum
  • Alcohol
Q23 | Who accused Stanley of killing his wife?
  • Goldberg
  • McCann
  • Petey
  • Meg
Q24 | While waiting for Godot, it is seen that of the two friends, Estragon
  • Is stronger than Vladimir
  • Is dependent on Vladimir
  • Is handsomer than Vladimir
  • Is cleverer than Vladimir
Q25 | Pozzo says that Lucky has been serving him for nearly
  • 30 years
  • 40 years
  • 50 years
  • 60 years