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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

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