The Birthday Party – Harold Pinter MCQs Questions
Question. When McCann observes that Stanley appears depressed on his birthday, Stanley
(a) Says that he has a headache
(b) Says that it’s not his birthday
(c) Says that he is not depressed
(d) Tells McCann to go away
Answer
B
Question. What is the birthday gift presented to Stanley?
(a) Groceries
(b) Chocolates
(c) A toy drum
(d) Alcohol
Answer
C
Question. The broken drum that symbolises mental instability represents
(a) Petey
(b) Stanley
(c) Goldberg
(d) McCann
Answer
B
Question. What is the name of the game played in the play The Birthday Party?
(a) Hide and Seek
(b) Cheese
(c) Truth or dare
(d) Blind man’s buff
Answer
D
Question. Goldberg and McCann have come to the boarding house to
(a) See Petey and Meg
(b) Enjoy a holiday
(c) Do a job
(d) Visit Stanley
Answer
C
Question. Goldberg and McCann tell Petey they are taking Stanley to
(a) Their house
(b) His house
(c) Another boarding house
(d) A doctor
Answer
D
Question. McCann was methodically tearing pages of newspapers into
(a) 2 equal strips
(b) 3 equal strips
(c) 4 equal strips5 equal strips
(d) 5 equal strips
Answer
D
Question. “My motto. Work hard and play hard. Not a day’s illness” is said by
(a) Stanley
(b) Petey
(c) Goldberg
(d) McCann
Answer
C
Question. Who accused Stanley of killing his wife?
(a) Goldberg
(b) McCann
(c) Petey
(d) Meg
Answer
A
Question. The name of Lulu’s first love is
(a) Stanley
(b) Eddie
(c) Goldberg
(d) John
Answer
B
Question. Meg’s fear of the wheelbarrow reflects her fear of
(a) Death
(b) Sickness
(c) Movement
(d) Accident
Answer
C
Question. The nickname ‘Nat’ in The Birthday Party refers to
(a) Goldberg
(b) McCann
(c) Stanley
(d) Petey
Answer
A
Question. Where did Petey meet Goldberg and McCann?
(a) In town
(b) On the beach
(c) At the Boles’ house
(d) On the road
Answer
B
Question. Stanley tells Meg that a ________ is coming to take her away.
(a) A policeman
(b) A doctor
(c) An ambulance
(d) A wheelbarrow
Answer
D
Question. Meg has an inappropriate flirtatious relationship with
(a) Petey
(b) Stanley
(c) Goldberg
(d) McCann
Answer
B
Question. What instrument does Stanley says he plays professionally?
(a) Piano
(b) Violin
(c) Flute
(d) Drums
Answer
A
Question. 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
(a) Comic
(b) A birth announcement
(c) The horoscope
(d) An accident
Answer
B
Question. Meg’s birthday gift for Stanley is
(a) A mat
(b) A bottle of whisky
(c) A mini piano
(d) A drum
Answer
D
Question. Stanley’s full name is
(a) Stanley Webber
(b) Stanley Webster
(c) Stanley Weber
(d) Stanley Wabber
Answer
A
Question. In the play, A Birthday Party, Nat Goldberg is also known as
(a) Petey and Benny
(b) Simey and Benny
(c) Simey and Stanley
(d) Stanley and McCann
Answer
B
Question. Goldberg’s nickname is
(a) Nat
(b) Simey
(c) Mc Enroe
(d) Matt
Answer
B
Question. What did Goldberg say when Lulu asked him why he raped her?
(a) He apologized
(b) He cried and tried to make things right
(c) He said she wanted him to do it, so he did
(d) He ran away
Answer
C
Question. Why did Petey lie to Meg at the end of the play when she asked where Stanley was?
(a) Because he was jealous of Stanley and wanted him gone
(b) Because the knowledge that Stanley had been taken away would leave Meg mentally fragile
(c) Because Stanley was not a good person and manipulated Meg whenever he got the chance
(d) Because Petey had killed Stanley and did not want to tell the truth
Answer
B
Question. McCann and Goldberg accuse Stanley of killing
(a) His mother
(b) His brother
(c) His child
(d) His wife
Answer
D
Question. Stanley’s mental breakdown was caused by
(a) Being forced to confront his past sins and delusions
(b) The sudden entrance of two more boarders
(c) Meg’s amorous advances
(d) The birthday party
Answer
A
Question. “Stan, don’t let them tell you what to do!” is said by
(a) Meg
(b) Petey
(c) Lulu
(d) McCann
Answer
B
Question. Meg and Petey are
(a) Brothers and sisters
(b) Husband and wife
(c) Neighbours
(d) Business partners
Answer
B
Question. The relationship between Meg and Petey in the play is that of
(a) Brother and sister
(b) Friends
(c) Husband and wife
(d) Master and tenant
Answer
C
Question. Goldberg became really angry and seized McCann by the throat when McCann called him ______.
Answer
Simey
Question. The setting of the play The Birthday Party is the Boles’ __________
Answer
living room
Question. Goldberg’s nickname is ______
Answer
Simey
Question. Stanley says that he can play the ______ professionally.
Answer
Piano
Question. Petey first made his appearance on stage carrying a _____________
Answer
newspaper
Question. The broken drum in The Birthday Party that represents mental instability represents _______
Answer
Stanley
Question. The play The Birthday Party is considered a part of the Theatre of the ________.
Answer
Absurd
Question. When Stanley calls Meg __________, she became flirtatious.
Answer
Succulent
Question. Meg has an inappropriate flirtatious relationship with ________
Answer
Stanley
Question. The birthday gift presented to Stanley is a ______
Answer
toy drum
Question. Goldberg reacts violently when MCCann calls him __________.
Answer
Simey
Question. Lulu’s birthday gift to Stanley is _________________
Answer
a toy drum with 2 drumsticks
Question. Meg’s fear of the wheelbarrow represents her fear of ______
Answer
movement
Question. One of the most dominant themes of The Birthday Party is _____________
Answer
confusion
Question. Petey meets Goldberg and McCann on the ______
Answer
beach
Question. Stanley tells Meg that a _______ is coming to take her away
Answer
wheelbarrow
Question. The name of the game played in The Birthday Party is ______
Answer
Blind man’s Bluff
Question. Meg in The Birthday Party, has an inappropriate, flirtatious relationship with _________
Answer
Stanley
Question. The nickname Nat in The Birthday Party refers to _______
Answer
Goldberg