MCQs - Life and works of Arthur Miller

1. What was Arthur Miller's most famous play?

A. Death of a Salesman

B. The Crucible

C. All My Sons

D. A View from the Bridge

 

2. In what year was Arthur Miller born?

A. 1915

B. 1920

C. 1925

D. 1930

 

3. Arthur Miller was born in:

A. Chicago

B. New York City

C. Los Angeles

D. Boston

 

4. Which of the following was NOT a common theme in Arthur Miller's plays?

A. The American Dream

B. The dangers of conformity

C. The Holocaust

D. The corruption of power

 

5. Who was Arthur Miller married to a famous actress from 1956 to 1961?

A. Marilyn Monroe

B. Elizabeth Taylor

C. Audrey Hepburn

D. Grace Kelly

 

6. Miller’s last wife was:

A. Ingeborg Morath

B. Rebecca Miller

C. Marilyn Monroe

D. Vanessa Redgrave

 

7. In what year did Arthur Miller marry his third wife, Inge Morath?

A. 1956 B. 1961

C. 1962 D. 1964

 

8. Which of the following is NOT a play written by Arthur Miller?

A. The Glass Menagerie

B. All My Sons

C. The Crucible

D. A View from the Bridge

 

9. Miller’s first Broadway play was:

A. Death of a Salesman

B. The Man Who Had All the Luck

C. All My Sons

D. The Crucible

 

10. What was the name of Arthur Miller's first successful play?

A. All My Sons

B. Death of a Salesman

C. The Crucible

D. A View from the Bridge

 

11. In All My Sons, Joe Keller’s crime involves:

A. Selling defective car parts

B. Shipping faulty aircraft engines

C. Embezzling war funds

D. Betraying his country

 

12. Which of the following is NOT a common setting in Arthur Miller's plays?

A. New York City

B. Massachusetts

C. Ohio

D. California

 

13. What was Arthur Miller's first successful play, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1949?

A. The Crucible

B. A View from the Bridge

C. All My Sons

D. Death of a Salesman

 

14. The Crucible is an allegory for:

A. The Cold War

B. McCarthyism

C. The Civil Rights Movement

D. The Vietnam War

 

15. In The Crucible, Abigail Williams accuses:

A. John Proctor of adultery

B. Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft

C. Reverend Hale of heresy

D. Tituba of sorcery

 

16. Which literary movement is Miller associated with?

A. Romanticism

B. Modernism

C. Realism

D. Postmodernism

 

17. The narrator of A View from the Bridge is:

A. Eddie Carbone

B. Alfieri

C. Marco

D. Rodolpho

 

18. Which play is based on Miller’s divorce from Marilyn Monroe?

A. After the Fall

B. Broken Glass

C. The Price

D. Incident at Vichy

 

19. Miller’s final play was:

A. The Last Yankee

B. Finishing the Picture

C. Resurrection Blues

D. Mr. Peters’ Connections

 

20. What was the name of Arthur Miller's autobiography, which was published in 1987?

A. All My Sons

B. Timebends

C. The Crucible

D. A View from the Bridge

 

21. What was the subject of Arthur Miller's most famous play, "Death of a Salesman"?

A. A struggling writer trying to make ends meet

B. A family of farmers during the Great Depression

C. A salesman facing the end of his career

D. A group of immigrants adapting to life in America

 

22. Which of the following plays by Arthur Miller is based on the Salem witch trials of 1692?

A. The Crucible

B. A View from the Bridge

C. All My Sons

D. The Price

 

23. Which of the following awards did Arthur Miller NOT win during his career?

A. Pulitzer Prize for Drama

B. Tony Award for Best Play

C. Nobel Prize in Literature

D. Academy Award for Best Screenplay

 

24. Which of the following plays by Arthur Miller is set in a Brooklyn neighborhood and focuses on themes of betrayal and masculinity?

A. The Crucible

B. A View from the Bridge

C. All My Sons

D. Death of a Salesman

 

25. Which of the following is not a prose fictionby Miller?

A. Focus

B. The Misfits

C. Homely Girl: A Life

D. The Crucible

 

26.Which of the following plays by Arthur Miller is set in a police station in Vichy, France during World War II and explores themes of guilt and complicity?

A. The Price

B. After the Fall

C. Incident at Vichy

D. The American Clock

 

27. Which of the following plays by Arthur Miller is set during the aftermath of the Holocaust and explores themes of trauma and memory?

A. The Price

B. After the Fall

C. Incident at Vichy

D. Broken Glass

 

28 Which of the following plays by Arthur Miller is set during the Great Depression and centers on themes of the American Dream and social responsibility?

A. The Crucible

B. A View from the Bridge

C. All My Sons

D. Death of a Salesman

 

29. Which of the following actresses played the lead role in the film adaptation of Arthur Miller's play "The Misfits"?

A. Marilyn Monroe

B. Audrey Hepburn

C. Elizabeth Taylor

D. Grace Kelly

 

30. In which year did Arthur Miller pass away?

A. 2003

B. 2010

C. 2015

D. 2018

 

Answers: Arthur Miller
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