Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett Set 1

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This set of Drama 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett Set 1

Q1 | The characters in Waiting for Godot represent
  • Businessmen
  • Craftsmen
  • Millionaires
  • All of humanity
Q2 | Estragon and Vladimir said that if Godot did not turn up the next day, they would
  • Never wait for him again
  • Go home right away
  • Hang themselves from the tree
  • Kill the boy
Q3 | The boy came to tell them that Godot would definitely turn up
  • 2 days later
  • That very evening
  • The next day
  • Next week
Q4 | Despite their differences, Vladimir and Estragon are
  • Twins
  • Both strong
  • Both patient
  • Interchangeable
Q5 | When Pozzo first enters, what does he reveal he is on his way to do?
  • Meet Godot
  • Kill someone
  • Meet a lover
  • Sell his slave
Q6 | Before Pozzo leaves the first time, what does Lucky do to entertain everyone?
  • Sings and dances
  • Dances and thinks
  • Cries and thinks
  • Sings and cries
Q7 | Who informs Pozzo and Lucky that Godot won't be coming on the first day?
  • Lucky
  • Pozzo
  • A boy
  • Godot himself
Q8 | . What has happened to Pozzo when he and Lucky return on the second night?
  • He is blind
  • His leg is broken
  • He can't speak
  • He's a different person
Q9 | What do Estragon and Vladimir do after deciding to leave at the end of the play?
  • Nothing
  • They leave
  • Kill each other
  • Weep
Q10 | What is Vladimir's nickname?
  • Gogo
  • Didi
  • Tricky
  • Boy
Q11 | Which character is addressed by the most names?
  • Vladimir
  • Estragon
  • Pozzo
  • Lucky
Q12 | Which is not one of Estragon's characteristics?
  • Weakness
  • Poor memory
  • Egotistical
  • Helplessness
Q13 | What item of Pozzo's does Lucky carry?
  • His whip
  • His liquor
  • His stool
  • His shoes
Q14 | What is Godot's name thought to refer to?
  • Mankind
  • The universe
  • The earth
  • God
Q15 | What is the first thing the audience sees Estragon doing?
  • Standing still
  • Making a noose
  • Sleeping
  • Taking off his boot
Q16 | Which characters of the New Testament's Gospels are Estragon and Vladimir discussing at the beginning of the play?
  • Joseph and Mary
  • The two thieves
  • Lazarus and Zacchaeus
  • The apostles
Q17 | Where are Estragon and Vladimir supposed to meet Godot?
  • By the tree
  • Near the stream
  • In the desert
  • Top of the hill
Q18 | For Vladimir and Estragon, redemption and survival hangs on the arrival of
  • Lucky
  • Pozzo
  • Godot
  • The boy
Q19 | Waiting for Godot is about the human condition and there are inherent themes of
  • Existentialism
  • Annihilation
  • Survival
  • Tragedy
Q20 | When the boy visits Vladimir and Estragon, he says Godot treats him well but beats his brother, who does not respect Godot as much. Which biblical brothers do the boy and his brother represent in the play?
  • Jacob and Essau
  • Cain and Abel
  • Isaac and Ishmael
  • Moses and Aaron
Q21 | What impediment does Lucky have in Act Two of Waiting for Godot?
  • Blind
  • Limping
  • Mute
  • Deaf
Q22 | Who says the words, ‘To every man his little cross…Till he dies…And is forgotten?’
  • Vladimir
  • Estragon
  • Godot
  • Lucky
Q23 | Which characters of the New Testament’s Gospel are Estragon and Vladimirdiscussing at the beginning of the play?
  • Mary and Joseph
  • The two thieves
  • Lazarus and Zacchaeus
  • The apostles
Q24 | What is different about the tree Vladimir and Estragon stand by at the beginning ofAct II?
  • There is a noose
  • It’s been chopped down
  • It has leaves
  • It’s been burned
Q25 | Why can’t Pozzo recognize Vladimir and Estragon after they finally helped him up?
  • He hates them
  • He’s forgotten them
  • He’s blind
  • He’s sick