MCQs - Death of a Salesman- by Arthur Miller
Set-1
1.
Which is not true about Death of a Salesman?
A. It is written by
Arthur Miller
B.
It was published in 1949.
C.
It won Pulitzer Prize in 1949.
D. None of the above
2.
Which of the following is not true about Willy Loman in Death of a
Salesman?
A. He is 50 years old
B.
Willy is the protagonist
C.
He is a travelling salesman
D. ‘Loman’
symbolically suggests ‘Low man’
3.
Which of the following is not true about Willy’s entry, in the beginning
scene of Act-I:
A. He entered with 2
large sample cases
B.
He came back 10 mile an hour.
C.
He came by 1928 Chevy car
D. He took 4 hours
from Yonkers city.
4.
In the opening scene, Linda advices Willy to take an:
A. Paracetamol
B. Aspirin
C.
Pain killer
D. Antacid
5.
What is the setting of the Death of a Salesman?
a.
1920s, New York
b.
1930s, Boston
c.
1940s, Brooklyn
d.
1950s, Chicago
6.
How is Willy's relationship with his son Biff?
a.
Strained and distant
b.
Loving and supportive
c.
Competitive and hostile
d.
Indifferent and apathetic
7.
Many critics described Death of a Salesman as the first great American
____?
A. Play
B. Tragedy
C.
Love story
D. Novel
8.
What is the theme of Death of a Salesman?
a.
The American Dream
b.
Betrayal and abandonment
c.
The dangers of denial
d.
All of the above.
9.
Who is the first speaker and what is the opening line of the play?
(Act-I)
A. Linda: Willy…!
B.
Willy: Linda...!!
C.
Biff: Hap...!!
D. Happy: Biffo...!!!
10.
Willy says to Linda: “I am the new England man, I am vital in New
England” when Linda……… (Act-I)
A. Asked him to resign
the job.
B.
Argued about his late arrival.
C.
Worried about his mental fatigue
D. Advised him to work
in New York
11.
What does Linda assume when Willy returns home unexpectedly in the
beginning of Act I?
a.
He had an affair
b.
He forgot the samples
c.
He crashed the car
d.
He was fired
12.
When Willy Loman returns home from his failed business trip, what music
is playing in background?
A. Violin
B. Flute
C.
Accordion
D. Guitar
13.
Who says to whom: “Work a lifetime to pay off a house. You finally own
it, and there’s nobody to live in it” (Act-I)
A. Willy to Charley
B.
Charley to Willy
C.
Willy to Linda
D. Linda to Willy
14.
Willy’s favourite cheese is ……?
A. Swiss
B.
American
C.
Ricotta
D. Bocconcini
15.
What did Biff steal from Bill Oliver’s store when he was a boy; and from
Bill Oliver’s office as an adult?
a.
A wire recorder; a trophy
b.
A crate of basketballs; a pen
c.
A suit; money
d.
A car; seeds
16.
What product does Willy sell?
a.
Wire
b.
Appliances
c.
Sporting goods
d.
Miller doesn’t specify
17.
For what region is Willy
responsible in his sales?
a.
New England
b.
Brooklyn
c.
Boston
d.
New Jersey
18.
Which is true of Loman’s
family?
A. Biff is elder son,
aged 34
B.
Happy is younger son, aged 32
C.
They call their mother ‘pal’; and father ‘pop’
D. All the above
19.
Happy’s real name is........?
A. Howard Loman
B. Harold Loman
C.
Harward Loman
D. Horner Loman
20.
With which pair does Willy believe his two sons share similarities?
A. Himself and Ben
B.
Bernard and Charley
C.
Adonis and Hercules
D. Edison and Goodrich
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21.
What did Willy’s father sell?
a.
Flutes
b.
Dictionaries
c.
Pizzas
d.
False teeth
22.
"Windows and bricks, bricks and windows" is a dialogue by?
(Act-I)
A. Biff
B.
Happy
C.
Linda
D. Willy
23.
"Attention, attention must finally be paid to such a person."
This quote refers to: (Act-I)
A. Biff Loman
B. Willy Loman
C.
Happy Loman
D. Linda Loman
24.
Who says it to whom, “You make mountains out of mole-hills” (Act-I)
A. Willy to Charley
B.
Charley to Willy
C.
Linda to Willy
D. Willy to Linda
25.
Willy says: “Certain men just don’t get started till later life like
Thomas Edison; I think. Or B F Goodrich.” And he decides to put his money on:
(Act-I)
A. Happy
B. Biff
C.
Home
D. Car
26.
Willy’s red 1928 Chevy car was driven ….... miles.
A. 50000
B.
60000
C.
80000
D. 100000
27.
Who says this about Willy: “He stops at a green light and then it turns
red he goes.” (Act-I)
A. Biff
B.
Charly
C.
Linda
D. Happy
28.
"The jungle is dark but full of diamonds." This quote is a
metaphor used by Willy Loman to describe:
A. The American Dream
B.
His memories of the past
C.
The economic world
D. The hardships of
his life
29.
Willy says, “There was a man started with the clothes on his back and
ended up with diamond mines!”. Who is the man?
A. Wagner
B. Ben
C.
Charley
D. Howard
30.
Willy’s words: “The world is an oyster, but you don’t crack it open on a
mattress!” are addressed to …….
A. Happy
B.
Ben
C.
Charley
D. Wagner
31.
Who says, “When I was seventeen, I walked into the jungle, and when I
was twenty-one I walked out. And By God I was rich”
A. Wagnor
B.
Charley
C.
Howard
D. Ben
32.
When Charley offers Willy a job, Willy feels ………..
A. Excited
B.
Sad
C.
Insulted
D. angry
33.
When Uncle Ben appears in hallucinations, he …….. :
A. Carries an umbrella
B.
Carries a valise
C.
Has a moustache
D. All the above
34.
Who says to whom: “When a deposit
bottle is broken you don’t get your nickel back.” (Act-I)
A. Willy to Charly
B. Charly to Willy
C.
Ben to Willy
D. Willy to Ben
35.
Where did Willy’s father go after he abandoned his family?
a.
Alabama
b.
Spain
c.
Alaska
d.
Las Vegas
36.
Where did Ben end up when he went looking for his father?
a.
Africa
b.
Alaska
c.
Brooklyn
d.
Boston
37.
Who says to Biff, “never fight fair with stranger”
A. Linda
B.
Charley
C.
Ben
D. Willy
38.
Willy’s father abandoned them, when Willy was
A. 3 years old
B.
4 years old
C.
3 years and 6 months old
D. 3 years and 11
months old
39.
Willy says, “I got a couple of fearless characters there” as reply to
Charley’s complaint about Biff. What is it?
(Act-I)
A. Stealing of lumber
in a building
B.
Stealing of carton of basket balls
C.
Stealing of a fountain pen
D. None of the above
40.
According to Charley, fearless people populate which place?
A. Universities
B. Jail cells
C.
Business
D. Army
41.
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A. Ben – father of
Willy,
B.
Charley – Friend and neighbour
C.
Howard – Son of Wagner
D. Bernard – Son of
Charley
42.
Who says, “Business is bad, it’s murderous. But not for me, of course”
(Act-I)
A. Howard
B.
Ben
C.
Charley
D. Willy
43.
What happened to the Willy’s “Diamond watch fob” given by Ben?
A. He lost it
B. He pawned it for
Biff’s radio course
C.
It was damaged
D. None of the above
44.
What is the name of Willy's wife, who is loyal, supportive?
A. Mary
B.
Letta
C.
Linda
D. Betsy
45.
What is the cause of Willy's mental and emotional decline?
A. Financial ruin
B.
Family conflicts
C.
Unrealistic expectations
D. All of the above
46.
What is the name of Willy's employer's son, who is portrayed as arrogant
and uninterested in Willy's ideas?
A. Howard Wagner
B.
Ben
C.
Charley
D. Bernard
47.
What is the name of the character who is Willy's older brother and
appears in his hallucinations as a symbol of success and embodies the American
Dream in Willy's eyes?
A. Charley
B. Ben
C.
Howard
D. Bernard
48.
Who according to Willy is a “Man of few words”?
A. Bernard
B.
Biff
C.
Charley
D. Ben
49.
Willy’s older son Biff was captain of the team in what sport?
A. Baseball
B.
Soccer
C.
Football
D. Basketball
50.
When Happy says, “I’m losing weight, Pop, you notice?” to Willy, what is
Willy’s reply?
A. Play football
B. Use Jumping rope
C.
Use Punching bag
D. Do Cycling
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SET-II
51.
What is the primary setting of the play?
A. A sales office
B. Willy's home
C.
A restaurant
D. A hotel-room
52.
Which of Willy's sons struggles with finding his true identity and
purpose in life?
A. Biff
B.
Happy
C.
Ben
D. Bernard
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133. To whom Willy says,
“You are the only friend I got”
A. Charley
B. Ben
C. Linda
D. Howard
134. What does Howard
show Willy in his office? (Act-II)
a. His pen
b. His typewriter
c. His wire recorder
d. A picture of his
family
135. When Willy is in
Howard’s office, Howard plays a recording of his son reciting what? (Act-II)
A. State capitals
B. The alphabet
C. US presidents
D. Latin verbs
136. What does Willy
want from Howard that makes him go to see him? (Act-II)
A. A company car
B. A job in New York
C. A pay raise
D. A recorder
137. What happens when
Willy goes in to talk to Howard about his job? (Act-II)
A. Howard accuses him
of embezzling.
B. Howard fires him.
C. Howard offers him
sales on commission.
D. Howard offers him a
raise.
138. How does Howard
continually refer to Willy during their conversation about Willy’s salary?
(Act-II)
A. Pop
B. Chief
C. Son
D. Kid
139. Who says, “I can’t take blood from stone”
A. Charley
B. Biff
C. Willy
D. Howard
140. Whose voice is not
played in the wire recorder?
A. Howard’s son
B. Howard’s daughter
C. Howard’s wife
D. Howard’s
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182. Once she is alone
at Willy’s funeral, what does Linda tell Willy that she just did? (requiem)
A. Paid off the house
B. Fell in love
C. Sold the house
D. Wrecked the car
183. Who says, “It seems
to me that you are just on another trip”
A. Bernard
B. Charley
C. Linda
D. Biff
184. What does Linda
Loman equate with “freedom”? (requiem)
A. The American dream
B. Divorce
C. Escape from debt
D. A childless house
185. What is one of the
qualities which Willy thinks a man in business must have to achieve the
“American Dream?”
A. Being well-liked
B. Being secretive
C. Working hard
D. Taking vacations
186. What happened to
Willy and Ben’s father when they were young?
A. He died in a fire
B. He abandoned his
family
C. He was robbed
D. He came into money
187. What does Biff call
Willy when he discovers that Willy is having an affair?
A. “Deluded failure”
B. “Cocky pretender”
C. “Phony little fake”
D. “Terrible, terrible
man”
188. Arthur Miller was
born in.........; died in…......?
A. 1915, 2005
B. 1910, 2010
C. 1910, 2005
D. 1915, 2010
189. What object
represents betrayal or infidelity in Death of a Salesman?
A. Diamonds
B. Rubber hose
C. The car
D. Women’s stockings
190. What are Linda’s
final words of the play as Biff helps carry her away from the funeral?
(requiem)
A. “You’re on another
trip”
B. “You left me”
C. “We’re free”
D. “I’m sorry”
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SET-III
Q.216 Howard
Wagner best represents .........?
1. Traditional family values
2. An impersonal corporate mentality
3. The American Dream fulfilled
4. Kindness and loyalty
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Howard symbolizes the cold, profit-driven modern corporation.
Q.217 What does
Happy resolve to do at the end of the play (in the Requiem)?
1. Move to the West with Biff
2. Become a salesman and “beat this
racket”
3. Quit his job
4. Marry and settle down
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Happy decides to stay and succeed in the business world his father believed in.
Q.218 Happy is
less self-assured than Biff because ......?
1. Happy is younger
2. Happy has never risked failure
3. Happy is less intelligent
4. Happy dislikes his father
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Happy has followed a safe path and never truly risked or failed like Biff.
Q.219 What
causes the major rift between Biff and Willy?
1. Biff’s poor grades
2. Biff finds that Willy is having an
affair
3. Willy refuses to lend Biff money
4. Biff steals from Willy
Answer: 2
Explanation:
Biff discovers Willy with The Woman in the Boston hotel room.
Q.220 Who says
the following: “You’ve got to get it into your head now that one day you’ll
knock on this door and there’ll be strange people here.”?
1. Biff
2. Happy
3. Linda
4. Willy
Answer: 3
Explanation:
Linda says this (warning about the future of the house).
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Q.265 Many critics categorize
Willy Loman as an “anti-hero” because he:
1. Is
immoral and enjoys causing pain
2. Lacks
traditional courage and is driven by delusions
3. Goes
against his boss in his business ventures
4. Is
a powerful king falling from grace
Answer: 2
Explanation: Willy is ordinary,
flawed, and deluded rather than noble.
Q.266 What is the name of the
restaurant where Happy and Biff take Willy to dinner?
1. The
Carnegie Deli
2. Frank’s
Chop House
3. Divine
Seafood
4. Sam’s
Hoagie Shack
Answer: 2
Explanation: They go to Frank’s
Chop House.
Q.267 What is the name of the
stadium where Biff plays his big football game?
1. Yankee
Stadium
2. Ebbets
Field
3. Madison
Square Garden
4. Fenway
Park
Answer: 2
Explanation: Biff’s important game
is at Ebbets Field.
Q.268 In Death of a Salesman, for
whom does The Woman (Willy’s mistress) work, according to Willy's
justification?
1. Bill Oliver
2. Howard Wagner
3. J.H. Simmons
4. Frank's Chop House
Answer: 3
Explanation: Willy introduces ‘The
Woman’, named as Miss Francis, to Biff at Boston hotel, as a buyer, who works
for J H Simmons
Q.269 Which character says the
famous speech, “Attention must be paid”?
1. Biff
2. Happy
3. Charley
4. Linda
Answer: 4
Explanation: Linda delivers the
powerful speech: “Attention, attention must finally be paid to such a person.”
Q.270 Why does Willy refuse to
accept a job from Charley?
1. He
thinks Charley is a bad salesman
2. He
is too proud to admit failure
3. He
doesn't like Bernard
4. He
is moving to Alaska
Answer: 2
Explanation: Willy feels insulted
by the offer because accepting it would mean admitting he has failed as a
salesman.
Q.271 What does Biff do for a
living at the end of the play?
1. He
takes over Willy's sales route
2. He
works for Bill Oliver
3. He
works on a farm
4. He
runs a construction company
Answer: 3
Explanation: Biff returns to
working as a farmhand in the West, which he finds more authentic.
Q.272 Miller noted that Death of a
Salesman is, at its heart, a love story. Between whom?
1. Willy
and Linda
2. Biff
and the Woman
3. A
man and his son
4. Charley
and Bernard
Answer: 3
Explanation: Arthur Miller
described the play as a love story between a father (Willy) and his son (Biff).
Q.273 Arthur Miller’s original
title for the play was not Death of a Salesman. What was the working title he
used while drafting the script?
1. The
American Dreamer
2. The
Inside of His Head
3. Loman's
Requiem
4. The
Last Sale
Answer: 2
Explanation: Miller’s working
title was The Inside of His Head, reflecting the play’s expressionistic style.
Q.274 What is the significance of
the “jungle” metaphor repeated in the play?
1. A
place of peace and retirement
2. The
ruthless, competitive business world
3. Willy’s
childhood home
4. The
football field
Answer: 2
Explanation: Ben’s jungle
represents the dangerous but rewarding world of opportunity and risk.
Q.275 At Willy’s funeral in the
Requiem, who notably does NOT attend?
1. Charley
and Bernard
2. Linda
3. Howard
Wagner
4. Biff
and Happy
Answer: 3
Explanation: Almost no one from
the business world attends, highlighting Willy’s isolation and failure.
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254 |
B |
255 |
B |
256 |
B |
257 |
C |
258 |
B |
259 |
A |
260 |
C |
|
261 |
C |
262 |
C |
263 |
C |
264 |
B |
265 |
B |
266 |
B |
267 |
B |
268 |
C |
269 |
D |
270 |
B |
|
271 |
C |
272 |
C |
273 |
B |
274 |
B |
275 |
C |
276 |
B |
277 |
C |
278 |
A |
279 |
C |
280 |
B |
|
281 |
A |
282 |
C |
283 |
D |
284 |
C |
285 |
A |
286 |
C |
287 |
C |
288 |
C |
289 |
C |
290 |
A |
|
291 |
C |
292 |
B |
293 |
D |
294 |
C |
295 |
D |
296 |
C |
297 |
C |
298 |
C |
299 |
C |
300 |
C |
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