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Chapters
1. |
Jimmy’s main complaint about Alison is that |
A. | She easily gets used to everything |
B. | She is too fond of ironing |
C. | She flirts with Cliff in front of him |
D. | She is a spendthrift |
Answer» A. She easily gets used to everything |
2. |
Jimmy called his wife |
A. | “Goddess Aphrodite” |
B. | “Helen of Troy” |
C. | “Lady Pusillanimous” |
D. | “Goddess of Silence” |
Answer» C. “Lady Pusillanimous” |
3. |
Alison confesses to Cliff that she hits back and hurt Jimmy intentionally by |
A. | Yelling back at him |
B. | Laughing at his insults |
C. | Hitting him with any weapon at hand |
D. | Remaining silent |
Answer» D. Remaining silent |
4. |
Jimmy and Alison have been living together for |
A. | A year |
B. | 2 years |
C. | 3 years |
D. | 4 years |
Answer» D. 4 years |
5. |
The bear and squirrel game allows Jimmy and Alison to |
A. | Be stripped of class distinctions |
B. | Be filled with love for each other |
C. | Be free from their problems of poverty |
D. | Be free to dream that they are in an animal world |
Answer» A. Be stripped of class distinctions |
6. |
When Alison left, Cliff was angry at Helena because he felt that she |
A. | Had persuaded Alison to leave |
B. | Was responsible for the quarrels |
C. | Was in love with Jimmy |
D. | Had unfairly disrupted their world |
Answer» D. Had unfairly disrupted their world |
7. |
What is Alison doing at the opening of the play Look Back in Anger? |
A. | reading |
B. | cooking |
C. | ironing |
D. | cleaning |
Answer» C. ironing |
8. |
Cliff was by birth |
A. | Irish |
B. | Welsh |
C. | Scottish |
D. | Italian |
Answer» B. Welsh |
9. |
Helena was by profession |
A. | an actress |
B. | a singer |
C. | a dancer |
D. | a musician |
Answer» A. an actress |
10. |
Jimmy calls his wife Alison Lady Pusillanimous because |
A. | she is quick to anger |
B. | she has a loving relationship with Cliff |
C. | she remains quiet and detached |
D. | she acts high and mighty |
Answer» C. she remains quiet and detached |
11. |
According to Jimmy Porter Alison has the passion of a |
A. | tiger |
B. | bear |
C. | lion |
D. | python |
Answer» D. python |
12. |
How old was Jimmy when his father passed away after coming back from the war in Spain? |
A. | 10 |
B. | 11 |
C. | 12 |
D. | 13 |
Answer» A. 10 |
13. |
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 |
A. | Theatre of the Absurd |
B. | Comedy |
C. | Farce drama |
D. | Kitchen Sink realism |
Answer» D. Kitchen Sink realism |
14. |
At the beginning of Look Back in Anger, what is Alison Porter seen to be doing? |
A. | Cleaning |
B. | Arguing |
C. | Ironing |
D. | Sleeping |
Answer» C. Ironing |
15. |
What does the Bishop of Bromley encourage all Christians to support according to Jimmy Porter? |
A. | Food rations |
B. | The H-Bomb |
C. | The Monarchy |
D. | Nuclear disarmament |
Answer» B. The H-Bomb |
16. |
What was the reason Jimmy Porter gave in his anger as to why no one reads the newspaper anymore? |
A. | They cannot rise from their ignorant sloth |
B. | The papers have been replaced by movie theatres |
C. | People cannot be bothered to have their own thoughts |
D. | The papers do not engage the people |
Answer» A. They cannot rise from their ignorant sloth |
17. |
Jimmy Porter believes that it is ‘pretty dreary’ to be living in what age? |
A. | The Victorian Age |
B. | The Modern Age |
C. | The Postcolonial Age |
D. | The American Age |
Answer» D. The American Age |
18. |
Why was Jimmy angry with Alison on their wedding night? |
A. | He discovered she already had multiple lovers |
B. | He discovered she only married him for convenience |
C. | He discovered she was a virgin |
D. | He discovered she was in love with Cliff |
Answer» C. He discovered she was a virgin |
19. |
Alison’s mother would stop at nothing to keep Jimmy from her and Jimmy underestimates her strength and says she is as |
A. | Rough as a night at a Bombay brothel, and as tough as a matelot’s arm |
B. | A tiger that would bleed him to death at the cost of anything |
C. | Satan, rather mad and controlling of everything around her |
D. | A sailor who was out to sea for weeks on end |
Answer» A. Rough as a night at a Bombay brothel, and as tough as a matelot’s arm |
20. |
The opening scene of Look back in Anger takes place in one of the following days. |
A. | Monday evening in the apartment |
B. | Sunday morning in the apartment |
C. | Tuesday evening by the sea shore |
D. | Tuesday evening in the apartment |
Answer» B. Sunday morning in the apartment |
21. |
Who is the friend living together with Jimmy Porter and Alison? |
A. | Cliff Lewis |
B. | Richard Cliff |
C. | Thomas Cliff |
D. | Cliff Raymond |
Answer» A. Cliff Lewis |
22. |
The game Alison and Jimmy play in Act one is called |
A. | Fox and Jackal |
B. | Fox and squirrel |
C. | Cat and mouse |
D. | Bear and squirrel |
Answer» D. Bear and squirrel |
23. |
Why according to Alison did Jimmy Porter want to marry her? |
A. | Because he loved her dearly |
B. | Because she is rich |
C. | Because she belonged to the traditional upper class |
D. | Because Alison’s parents disapproved and that made Jimmy want to marry her no matter what. |
Answer» D. Because Alison’s parents disapproved and that made Jimmy want to marry her no matter what. |
24. |
Why did Jimmy want Alison to go to the hospital with him? |
A. | To see Hugh’s mum who is dying of a stroke |
B. | To see Alison’s father |
C. | To see the ailing armymen |
D. | To see a dying child |
Answer» A. To see Hugh’s mum who is dying of a stroke |
25. |
The musical instrument Jimmy plays offstage is |
A. | His guitar |
B. | His piano |
C. | His trumpet |
D. | His drumset |
Answer» A. His guitar |
26. |
Look Back in Anger Act II opens with Jimmy playing |
A. | a piano |
B. | a guitar |
C. | a harmonica |
D. | a Jazz trumpet |
Answer» D. a Jazz trumpet |
27. |
Who finally left Jimmy at the end of the play? |
A. | Cliff |
B. | Alison |
C. | Madeline |
D. | Helena |
Answer» D. Helena | |
Explanation: When Alison returns then this makes Helena realize that she was doing wrong and she leaves Jimmy with Alison |
28. |
Who was a close friend of Jimmy Porter? |
A. | Col. Redfern |
B. | Nigel |
C. | Helena Charles |
D. | Cliff Lewis |
Answer» D. Cliff Lewis |
29. |
Hugh decided to leave for China |
A. | to write a novel |
B. | to run a business |
C. | to study |
D. | to start a factory |
Answer» A. to write a novel |
30. |
Which of the following do the Porters have in the house? |
A. | A television |
B. | A gas stove |
C. | A chest of drawers |
D. | A leather armchair |
Answer» A. A television |
31. |
What is Cliff's surname? |
A. | Lewis |
B. | Jones |
C. | Porter |
D. | Rhys |
Answer» A. Lewis |
32. |
How old are both Cliff and Jimmy? |
A. | 25 |
B. | 32 |
C. | 28 |
D. | 31 |
Answer» A. 25 |
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