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Where does Kathleen ni Houlihan take place? |
Ireland |
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In Kathleen ni Houlihan what are Peter and Bridget inspecting at the beginning of the play? |
Michael's wedding clothes |
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In Kathleen ni Houlihan What is the meaning of the "fortune" that Mihael brings home? |
It is what his bride, Deliah's, family gives him as a gift for marrying her. |
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In Kathleen ni Houlihan What event is Michael expecting to participate in the next day? |
His wedding |
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In Kathleen ni Houlihan How many fields did the old woman lose? |
4 |
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In Kathleen ni Houlihan What is the meaning of the fields? |
The provinces of Ireland |
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In Kathleen ni Houlihan who are the strangers in the old woman's house? |
The people who took her "fields" |
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In Kathleen ni Houlihan What are the townspeople cheering about? |
The French landing at Killala |
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What year does Kathleen ni Houlihan take place in? |
1798 |
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What is hurling? |
A game that is similar to field hockey |
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What is keening? |
A form of vocal lameting for the dead |
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In Kathleen ni Houlihan What is Bridget's plan for Patrick's future? |
To make him a priest |
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What year did The Weavers take place in? |
1840 |
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What is the setting of the opening act of The Weavers? |
The place where the weavers get money for their work |
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Name any setting from one of the acts of The Weavers |
The home of Old Baunert |
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What animal does Old Baumert have slaughtered for food in the Weavers? |
His dog |
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In the Weavers what is bloody justice? |
It's a song the Weavers sing outside of Dreissingers house |
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What is happening in the streets in act 5 of the weavera |
A riot |
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Who gets shot at the very end of the Weavers? |
Weaver Ulbrich |
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Who faints in act 1 of the Weavers? |
An eight year old boy |
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What is the setting for the Dutchman? |
A subway car |
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What is Lula eating early on in the Dutchman? |
An apple |
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What is the main difference between scene two as opposed to scene one of the Dutchman? |
There are more people and you can see more of the seats than before |
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Where is clay going that Lula has him inviting her to in the Dutchman? |
A party hosted by his friend Warren |
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What happens to clay at the end of the Dutchman? |
He gets mad at Lula and goes in a rant before Lula stabs him and orders the other passengers to throw his body off the train |
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How does the Dutchman end? |
A new young man gets on as Lula eyes him |
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In the Slave, what is happening in the streets outside the Easley house? |
A war where explosions are going off |
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Why has Walker come to the Easley house in the Slave? |
To take his children away with him |
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What happens to Easley in the Slave? |
He gets shot by walker after wrestling him to the ground |
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What does walker look like at the end of the Slave? |
An old slave from the prelude of the plan |
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What is an Uncle Tom |
In reference to the book Uncle Tom's cabin |
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In the Dutchman how does Grace die? |
An explosion hits the house knocking beams holding up the ceiling down and land on Grace slowly crushing her to death |
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What nationality/religion is Saul in As Is? |
Jewish |
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Who speaks the final words of As Is? |
Hospice/Hospital Worker |
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What does the title of As Is mean? |
That Saul will take Rich as he is dying and sick and just as he is |
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What is a PWA? |
Person with Aids |
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Name two people in As Is who start to treat Rich differently after his disease is diagnosed |
Chat, lily, and Richs brother |
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What does Saul do for a living in As Is? |
A photographer |
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What business does Rich lose in As Is? |
Catering |
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What disease is As Is centered around? |
Aids |
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What character opens As Is with a monologue? |
Hospice/Hospital Worker |
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What is Hoffman's description of As Is's setting? |
An upscale apartment seen by a fancy couch and chair with curtains surrounding it a bar and a bench. |
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What city does Andre's mother take place in? |
New York |
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What is the meaning of the balloon symbol in Andres Mother? |
Andres Soul and letting go of him |
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How did Andre die in Andres Mother |
Aids |
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How does Andres Mother end? |
With Andres Mother holding her ballon, kissing it, then letting it go |
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What Shakespear play does Cal talk about Andre performing in Andre Mother? |
Hamlet |
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What do you assume is the actual physical setting of Andre Mother? |
Central Park |
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In what stateis Laramie? |
Wyoming |
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Where do Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson meet Matthew Shepard in Laramie Project? |
At a gay bar outside of Laramie |
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Where is Matthew Shepard found in Laramie Project? |
Tied to fence |
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How do Henderson and McKinney plead in Laramie Project? |
Not Guilty |
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What is the purpose of Romaine Patterson's angels in Laramie Project? |
To block out the hate from Phelps protest |
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Name two people that are interviewed in Laramie Project |
Reggie Fluty and Reverend Phelps |
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What is the court's sentence for Russell Henderson in Laramie Project? |
Two life sentences |
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What does Matthew's father's speech call for as a sentence for Aaron McKinney in Laramie Project? |
Life in prison to live with what he's done. |
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How many acts are in Laramie Project? |
3 |
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What is the name of Moises Kaufmans NYC theatre company? |
Tectonic Theatre Project |
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What country does An Enemy of the People take place in? |
Norway |
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What is Stockmans profession in An Enemy of the People? |
A doctor |
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What business is An Enemy of the Peoples town built around? |
A public bath house |
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What does Stockman discover about the business in An Enemy of the People? |
The water is polluted |
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What relation is the mayor to Stockman in An Enemy of the People? |
His brother |
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Why can't Stockman get his report printed in An Enemy of the People? |
The newspaper was convinced by the mayor the reports were false |
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What resolution is eventually passed at Stockman's town meeting in An Enemy of the People? |
Stockman is declared an enemy of the people |
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How does Morten Kill try to pressure Stockman to change his mind in act 5 of An Enemy of the People? |
He places Stockmans wife and children's money from his will into bath house stocks which will increase substantially of the statement is retracted |
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How many boys does Stockman want to start a school at the end of An Enemy of the People? |
12 |
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According to Stockman how is the strongest man in the world defined in An Enemy of the People? |
The strongest man is the man that stands alone |
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What country does Master Harold and the boys take place? |
South Africa |
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What is the physical setting of Master Harold and the boys? |
A tea room owned by Harolds parents |
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What competition are Sam and Willie practicing for in Master Harold and the boys? |
A ballroom dance competition |
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Why hasn't Hilda been practicing with Willie for the last 3 days in Master Harold and the boys? |
Because he beat in her and she refuses to be his partner |
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Name one of the social reformers Happy and Sam discuss in Master Harold and the boys? |
Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin, Napolean |
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What fond childhood memory of he and Sam does Hally recount in Master Harold and the boys? |
When Sam made him a kite out of home made glue and scraps of fabric |
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What's wrong with Hallys father in Master Harold and the boys? |
He's a crippled drunkard |
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What sad memory of Hally and his father does Sam recount towards the end of Master Harold and the boys? |
Sam and Hally having to drag Hallys father home from a bar. Sam carried him on his back while Hally trailed behind carrying his dad's crutches |
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Why couldn't Sam sit with Hally in the bench when Hally was a child in Master Harold and the boys? |
Because the bench was whites only |
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What is the last thing we see and Master Harold and the boys ends? |
Willie and Sam dancing |
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What does Willie do with bus money at the end of Master Harold and the boys? |
He puts it in a jukebox and plays a song for him and Sam to dance to to try and cheer him up |
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What is a boet? |
A nickname for brother |
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What is the setting of Trifles? |
The kitchen of Mr and Mrs. Wright |
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Where was Mrs Wright sitting when Mr Hale first came to the house in Trifles? |
A rocking chair |
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How did Mr Wright die in Trifles? |
He was strangled with a rope |
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What are Mr Peters and Mr Henderson looking for in the house in Trifles? |
A motive/reason about Mr Wright's death by Mrs Wright |
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Name two the ladies collect to take to Mrs Wright in Trifles. |
An apron, a pair of shoes, and clothes |
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Name two things that the men comment negatively about as they look around the kitchen |
The dirty dish towels, and her jars of fruit in the cupboard |
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What do Mrs Peters and Mrs hale find in the little box while looking for scissors in Trifles? |
A dead canary |
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What does the title trifles mean? |
The trifles of women |
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What's the last line of Trifles deal with? |
How Mrs Peters and hale figured out Mrs Wright killed her husband but the men didnt |
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What does Mrs Peters attempt to do at the end of Trifles that is against the law? |
Hide the evidence of the dead canary |
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Which main character in Angels in America: Part 1 was an actual real life person? |
Roy Cohn |
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What character opens Angels in America: Part 1? |
The Rabbi |
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What is Mr Lies job in Angels in America: Part 1? |
A travel agent, also an hallucination |
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Who is the US President during the time of Angels in America: Part 1? |
Reagan |
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What is medically wrong with Prior in Angels in America: Part 1? |
He has aids |
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What is Roy Coins job in Angels in America: Part 1? |
A lawyer |
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What family figures visit Prior in his dream while in the hospital in Angels in America: Part 1? |
prior 1 and 2 both died during different outbreaks of the Black Plague |
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What is wrong with Harper in Angels in America: Part 1? |
She's addicted to drugs and has hallucinations |
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Where does Harper go with Mr Lies in act 2 of Angels in America: Part 1? |
What Harper believes to be Antarctica |
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What crashes through the ceiling at the end of Angels in America: Part 1? |
An angel |
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What is an aleph? |
The first letter in the Hebrew alphabet. |
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Who is Ethel Rosenburg? |
A woman who Roy Cohn made sure got the death penalty for espionage by talking to the judge, also a real person |
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What is a tarantella? |
A rapid whirling dance |
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What crime did Krogstad commit in A Dolls House? |
Forgery |
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What crime has Nora committed in A Dolls House? |
Forgery |
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What was Noras relationship with her father like in A Dolls House? |
Not very good, he treats her like Torvald does and she would rather be with the maids than him. She also left when he was dying |
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Why has Mrs Linde come to town in A Dolls House? |
She doesn't have to take care of her family and her husband has died so she's come to look for work so she can take care of herself. |
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What is the meaning of the Black card that Dr Rank leaves for the Tourvalds in A Dolls House? |
It means Dr Rank has gone away to die |
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Why does Krogstad drop his blackmail attempt against Nora in A Dolls House? |
Because he and Mrs Linde are renewing their relationship |
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What is the final sound of A Dolls House? |
The slamming of a door |
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Name one annoying pet name Torvald has for Nora. |
Squirrel |
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How has Nora made money to pay her loan in A Dolls House |
Skimming her allowance and doing odd jobs |
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What is the miraculous thing Nora has been waiting for in A Dolls House? |
That her husband will find out what she did and be grateful and filled with love towards her |
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What country is Asagi from in A Rasin in the Sun? |
Nigiria |
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What poets work is the title of A Rasin in the Sun drawn from? |
Langston Hughes |
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What city does A Rasin in the Sun take place? |
Chicago Illinois |
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What are the Youngers waiting for in the mail in A Rasin in the Sun? |
A 10000 dollar check from the late Mr Youngers life insurance |
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What is Beneathas dream in A Rasin in the Sun? |
To be a doctor |
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What is Walter Lee's dream in A Rasin in the Sun? |
To own a liquor store and get rich |
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What kind of doctor does Ruth got to see in A Rasin in the Sun |
One that specializes in abortions |
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What 2 gifts does Asagi bring to Beneatha in A Raisin in the Sun? |
Colorful robes and some discs |
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What does mama go back for to retrieve at the end of A Raisin in the Sun? |
A plant |
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What is thrown at Hummel at the beginning of The Basic Training of Pablo Hummel? |
A grenade |
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Name of of Hummels lies in The Basic Training of Pablo Hummel? |
His uncle was hanged for killing four people |
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What happened to Hummel while he is retrieving Parhams body in The Basic Training of Pablo Hummel? |
He got shot |
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