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25+ MCQs on Edward Albee with Answers for UGC NET / SET Prepration

1. When was Edward Albee born?
a) 1920
b) 1928
c) 1930
d) 1940

2. What is Edward Albee’s full birth name?
a) Edward Franklin Albee III
b) Edward Albert Albee Jr.
c) Edward Harvey Albee
d) Edward Thomas Albee II

3. Which of the following plays by Edward Albee won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
a) “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
b) “The Zoo Story”
c) “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?”
d) “Three Tall Women”

4. What was the title of Edward Albee’s debut play, which premiered in 1958?
a) “The Zoo Story”
b) “The American Dream”
c) “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
d) “The Sandbox”

5. In “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” what is the name of the couple hosting the late-night gathering?
a) Martha and George
b) Honey and Nick
c) Agnes and Tobias
d) Stevie and Martin

6. Which of Edward Albee’s plays explores themes of infidelity and betrayal through the relationship of a married couple?
a) “The Zoo Story”
b) “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?”
c) “A Delicate Balance”
d) “The Sandbox”

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7. What is the central theme of Albee’s play “The Zoo Story”?
a) Alienation and isolation
b) Family dynamics25+ MCQs on Edward Albee with Answers for UGC NET
c) The pursuit of happiness
d) Social inequality

8. Which of Albee’s plays features a character named Peter, who is confronted by a volatile stranger in a park?
a) “The American Dream”
b) “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
c) “The Zoo Story”
d) “A Delicate Balance”

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9. Which of Edward Albee’s plays centers around a couple who invite an older gay man and a younger woman to their home, leading to revelations about their relationships?
a) “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?”
b) “Three Tall Women”
c) “Seascape”
d) “At Home at the Zoo”

10. What is the title of Edward Albee’s play that examines the complexities of human relationships through the interactions of two couples?
a) “The Sandbox”
b) “A Delicate Balance”
c) “At Home at the Zoo”
d) “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?”25+ MCQs on Edward Albee with Answers for UGC NET

11. Which of Albee’s plays features a character named Jerry, who engages in a provocative conversation with another man on a bench in Central Park?
a) “The American Dream”
b) “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
c) “The Zoo Story”
d) “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?”

12. What is the name of the character who experiences a surreal encounter with two lizards in Albee’s play “Seascape”?
a) Nancy
b) Sarah
c) Charlie
d) Leslie

13. Which of Albee’s plays explores the breakdown of communication and the disintegration of family relationships?
a) “The Sandbox”
b) “Three Tall Women”
c) “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?”
d) “At Home at the Zoo”

14. What is the name of the character in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” who is revealed to be fictional?
a) Martha
b) George
c) Honey
d) Nick

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15. Which of Edward Albee’s plays features characters named A, B, and C, who discuss their lives and experiences in a metaphorical waiting room?
a) “The Zoo Story”
b) “The American Dream”
c) “The Sandbox”25+ MCQs on Edward Albee with Answers for UGC NET
d) “Three Tall Women”

16. What is the central conflict in Albee’s play “The American Dream”?
a) The search for identity
b) The pursuit of happiness
c) The breakdown of family
d) The loss of innocence

17. Which of Albee’s plays is characterized by its use of absurdist elements and explores the decline of the American Dream?
a) “The Sandbox”
b) “The American Dream”
c) “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
d) “Three Tall Women”

18. In “Three Tall Women,” what do the three characters represent?
a) Different stages of life
b) Various social classes
c) Political ideologies
d) Literary archetypes

19. What is the primary theme of Albee’s play “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?”?
a) Infidelity
b) Betrayal
c) Identity
d) Forbidden love

20. Which of Edward Albee’s plays was inspired by the Greek myth of Medea?
a) “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?”
b) “Three Tall Women”
c) “Seascape”
d) “At Home at the Zoo”

21. What is the name of the character in “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?” who falls in love with an unconventional partner?
a) Martin
b) Ross
c) Stevie
d) Billy

22. Which of Albee’s plays features characters named Tobias and Agnes, who find their lives disrupted by the arrival of unexpected houseguests?
a) “The American Dream”
b) “A Delicate Balance”25+ MCQs on Edward Albee with Answers for UGC NET
c) “Seascape”
d) “At Home at the Zoo”

23. What is the title of Albee’s play that explores the complexities of aging and memory?
a) “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?”
b) “Three Tall Women”
c) “Seascape”25+ MCQs on Edward Albee with Answers for UGC NET
d) “At Home at the Zoo”

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24. In “The Zoo Story,” what does Jerry do to Peter?
a) He stabs him.
b) He kidnaps him.
c) He challenges him to a fight.
d) He tells him a story.

25. Which of Albee’s plays features a character named Grandma, who reflects on her life as she faces her mortality?
a) “The Sandbox”
b) “Three Tall Women”
c) “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?”
d) “At Home at the Zoo”

Answers

1. b) 1928
2. a) Edward Franklin Albee III
3. a) “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
4. b) “The Zoo Story”
5. a) Martha and George
6. a) “The Zoo Story”25+ MCQs on Edward Albee with Answers for UGC NET
7. a) Alienation and isolation25+ MCQs on Edward Albee with Answers for UGC NET
8. c) “The Zoo Story”25+ MCQs on Edward Albee with Answers for UGC NET
9. b) “Three Tall Women”
10. b) “A Delicate Balance”
11. c) “The Zoo Story”25+ MCQs on Edward Albee with Answers for UGC NET
12. d) Leslie
13. b) “Three Tall Women”25+ MCQs on Edward Albee with Answers for UGC NET
14. b) George
15. d) “Three Tall Women”25+ MCQs on Edward Albee with Answers for UGC NET
16. c) The breakdown of family
17. b) “The American Dream”
18. a) Different stages of life
19. d) Forbidden love
20. a) “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?”
21. a) Martin
22. b) “A Delicate Balance”
23. b) “Three Tall Women”
24. c) He challenges him to a fight.
25. b) “Three Tall Women”