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50+ MCQs on Eugene O’ Neill with Answers for UGC NET / SET Prepration

1. When was Eugene O’ Neill born?
a) 1878
b) 1888
c) 1898
d) 1908

2. In which city was Eugene O’ Neill born?
a) New York City
b) Boston
c) Chicago
d) Eugene, Oregon

3. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936?
a) Long Day’s Journey into Night
b) The Iceman Cometh
c) Mourning Becomes Electra
d) Anna Christie

4. What was the name of Eugene O’Neill’s father, who was a famous actor?
a) James O’Neill
b) Eugene O’ Neill Sr.
c) William O’Neill
d) Michael O’Neill

5. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays is considered a classic of American theater and is often performed as part of the standard repertoire?
a) Strange Interlude
b) Ah, Wilderness!
c) Desire Under the Elms
d) The Hairy Ape

6. Eugene O’Neill’s most famous autobiographical play is:
a) Long Day’s Journey into Night
b) The Iceman Cometh50+ MCQs on Eugene O’ Neill with Answers for UGC NET
c) A Moon for the Misbegotten
d) Mourning Becomes Electra

7. In which year did Eugene O’ Neill receive his first Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
a) 1920
b) 1922
c) 1926
d) 1928

8. What was the title of Eugene O’Neill’s first full-length play to be produced on Broadway?
a) Beyond the Horizon
b) The Emperor Jones
c) Anna Christie
d) The Hairy Ape

9. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays is set in a New England farmhouse and explores themes of family dysfunction and addiction?
a) Ah, Wilderness!50+ MCQs on Eugene O’ Neill with Answers for UGC NET
b) Desire Under the Elms
c) Long Day’s Journey into Night
d) Mourning Becomes Electra

10. Eugene O’Neill’s play “The Emperor Jones” features a protagonist named:
a) Brutus Jones
b) Othello Jones
c) Julius Jones
d) Macbeth Jones

11. What was the name of Eugene O’Neill’s second wife, who inspired many of his female characters?
a) Agnes Boulton
b) Carlotta Monterey
c) Oona O’Neill
d) Louise Bryant

12. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays is set in a bar and explores the lives of various patrons?
a) The Iceman Cometh
b) Strange Interlude
c) A Moon for the Misbegotten
d) Mourning Becomes Electra

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13. Eugene O’Neill’s play “Beyond the Horizon” won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in which year?
a) 1919
b) 1922
c) 1924
d) 1926

14. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays is based on the Greek myth of Orestes and features themes of revenge and guilt?
a) Mourning Becomes Electra
b) Ah, Wilderness!
c) Desire Under the Elms
d) Long Day’s Journey into Night

15. What was the title of Eugene O’Neill’s last completed play, which was published posthumously?
a) A Touch of the Poet
b) A Moon for the Misbegotten
c) Long Day’s Journey into Night
d) The Iceman Cometh

16. Eugene O’Neill’s play “Desire Under the Elms” is set in which U.S. state?
a) Connecticut
b) Massachusetts
c) New York50+ MCQs on Eugene O’ Neill with Answers for UGC NET
d) Vermont

17. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays explores the lives of characters aboard a transatlantic ocean liner?
a) Anna Christie
b) Strange Interlude
c) The Hairy Ape
d) Mourning Becomes Electra

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18. What was the title of Eugene O’Neill’s play about a fictionalized version of his own family?
a) Ah, Wilderness!
b) Long Day’s Journey into Night
c) A Moon for the Misbegotten
d) The Iceman Cometh

19. Eugene O’Neill’s play “Anna Christie” is set in which maritime location?
a) Cape Cod
b) Newport
c) New Bedford
d) Provincetown

20. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays features a character named Yank, who struggles with his place in society?
a) The Hairy Ape
b) Strange Interlude
c) Desire Under the Elms
d) Mourning Becomes Electra

21. Eugene O’Neill’s play “A Moon for the Misbegotten” is set in which U.S. state?
a) Connecticut
b) Massachusetts
c) New York
d) Vermont

22. What was the name of Eugene O’Neill’s father’s most famous role, which he performed over 6,000 times?
a) Brutus Jones
b) Hickey
c) The Hairy Ape
d) The Count of Monte Cristo

23. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays is set during a single day in a Connecticut summer home and explores themes of addiction and regret?
a) The Iceman Cometh
b) Long Day’s Journey into Night50+ MCQs on Eugene O’ Neill with Answers for UGC NET
c) A Moon for the Misbegotten
d) Mourning Becomes Electra

24. Eugene O’Neill’s play “The Hairy Ape” deals with themes of:
a) Social class and alienation
b) Political corruption and power
c) Family dynamics and dysfunction
d) Love and redemption

25. What was the title of Eugene O’Neill’s autobiographical work, which explores his early years as a playwright?
a) “Long Day’s Journey into Night”
b) “A Moon for the Misbegotten”
c) “The Iceman Cometh”
d) “Long Day’s Journey: The Autobiography of Eugene O’Neill”

26. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays is set in a boarding house and explores the lives of its residents?
a) The Iceman Cometh
b) Anna Christie
c) Strange Interlude
d) Ah, Wilderness!

27. Eugene O’Neill’s play “Ah, Wilderness!” is set during which U.S. holiday?
a) Thanksgiving
b) Christmas
c) Fourth of July
d) Labor Day

28. What was the title of Eugene O’Neill’s only published novel?
a) “The Iceman Cometh”
b) “Strange Interlude”
c) “Ah, Wilderness!”
d) “Anna Christie”

29. Eugene O’Neill’s play “Strange Interlude” is known for its use of:
a) Monologues revealing characters’ inner thoughts

b) Absurdist humor and surrealism
c) Historical settings and events
d) Minimalist staging and dialogue

30. In which year did Eugene O’ Neill win his fourth and final Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
a) 1936
b) 1947
c) 1956
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31. What was the title of Eugene O’Neill’s play set in a saloon and exploring the lives of its patrons?
a) The Iceman Cometh
b) Anna Christie
c) Strange Interlude
d) Ah, Wilderness!

32. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays explores the lives of characters involved in the American labor movement?
a) The Hairy Ape
b) Desire Under the Elms
c) Mourning Becomes Electra
d) Long Day’s Journey into Night

33. What was the title of Eugene O’Neill’s final play, which he left unfinished at the time of his death?
a) A Moon for the Misbegotten
b) The Iceman Cometh
c) More Stately Mansions
d) The Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog

34. Eugene O’Neill’s play “More Stately Mansions” is part of a trilogy known as:
a) The Provincetown Plays
b) The Glencairn Plays
c) The Sea Plays
d) The American Plays

35. What was the title of Eugene O’Neill’s play set in a small New England town and focusing on the Miller family?
a) Ah, Wilderness!
b) Strange Interlude
c) Desire Under the Elms
d) Mourning Becomes Electra

36. Eugene O’Neill’s play “The Great God Brown” explores themes of:
a) Identity and self-deception
b) Political power and corruption
c) Romantic love and betrayal
d) Social class and inequality50+ MCQs on Eugene O’ Neill with Answers for UGC NET

37. What was the title of Eugene O’Neill’s first full-length play to be produced on Broadway?
a) Beyond the Horizon
b) The Emperor Jones
c) Anna Christie50+ MCQs on Eugene O’ Neill with Answers for UGC NET
d) The Hairy Ape

38. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays is set in a bar and explores the lives of various patrons?
a) The Iceman Cometh
b) Strange Interlude
c) A Moon for the Misbegotten
d) Mourning Becomes Electra

39. Eugene O’Neill’s play “Beyond the Horizon” won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in which year?
a) 1919
b) 1922
c) 1924
d) 1926

40. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays is based on the Greek myth of Orestes and features themes of revenge and guilt?
a) Mourning Becomes Electra
b) Ah, Wilderness!
c) Desire Under the Elms
d) Long Day’s Journey into Night

41. What was the title of Eugene O’Neill’s last completed play, which was published posthumously?
a) A Touch of the Poet
b) A Moon for the Misbegotten
c) Long Day’s Journey into Night
d) The Iceman Cometh

42. Eugene O’Neill’s play “Desire Under the Elms” is set in which U.S. state?
a) Connecticut
b) Massachusetts
c) New York
d) Vermont

43. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays explores the lives of characters aboard a transatlantic ocean liner?
a) Anna Christie
b) Strange Interlude
c) The Hairy Ape
d) Mourning Becomes Electra

44. What was the title of Eugene O’Neill’s play about a fictionalized version of his own family?
a) Ah, Wilderness!50+ MCQs on Eugene O’ Neill with Answers for UGC NET
b) Long Day’s Journey into Night
c) A Moon for the Misbegotten
d) The Iceman Cometh

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45. Eugene O’Neill’s play “Anna Christie” is set in which maritime location?
a) Cape Cod
b) Newport
c) New Bedford
d) Provincetown

46. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays features a character named Yank, who struggles with his place in society?
a) The Hairy Ape
b) Strange Interlude
c) Desire Under the Elms
d) Mourning Becomes Electra

47. Eugene O’Neill’s play “A Moon for the Misbegotten” is set in which U.S. state?
a) Connecticut
b) Massachusetts
c) New York
d) Vermont

48. What was the name of Eugene O’Neill’s father’s most famous role, which he performed over 6,000 times?
a) Brutus Jones
b) Hickey
c) The Hairy Ape
d) The Count of Monte Cristo

49. Which of Eugene O’Neill’s plays is set during a single day in a Connecticut summer home and explores themes of addiction and regret?
a) The Iceman Cometh
b) Long Day’s Journey into Night
c) A Moon for the Misbegotten
d) Mourning Becomes Electra

50. Eugene O’Neill’s play “The Hairy Ape” deals with themes of:
a) Social class and alienation
b) Political corruption and power
c) Family dynamics and dysfunction
d) Love and redemption

Answers:

1. b) 1888
2. d) New York City50+ MCQs on Eugene O’ Neill with Answers for UGC NET
3. a) Long Day’s Journey into Night
4. a) James O’Neill
5. c) Desire Under the Elms50+ MCQs on Eugene O’ Neill with Answers for UGC NET
6. a) Long Day’s Journey into Night
7. b) 192250+ MCQs on Eugene O’ Neill with Answers for UGC NET
8. a) Beyond the Horizon
9. c) Long Day’s Journey into Night
10. a) Brutus Jones
11. b) Carlotta Monterey
12. a) The Iceman Cometh
13. c) 1924
14. a) Mourning Becomes Electra
15. a) A Touch of the Poet
16. b) Massachusetts
17. a) Anna Christie
18. b) Long Day’s Journey into Night
19. d) Provincetown
20. d) The Hairy Ape
21. a) Connecticut
22. a) Brutus Jones
23. b) Long Day’s Journey into Night
24. a) Social class and alienation
25. d) “Long Day’s Journey: The Autobiography of Eugene O’Neill”
26. a) The Iceman Cometh
27. c) Fourth of July
28. Not applicable as O’Neill did not publish a novel.
29. a) Monologues revealing characters’ inner thoughts
30. b) 1947
31. a) The Iceman Cometh
32. a) The Hairy Ape
33. c) More Stately Mansions
34. b) The Glencairn Plays
35. a) Ah, Wilderness!
36. a) Identity and self-deception
37. a) Beyond the Horizon
38. a) The Iceman Cometh
39. a) 1919
40. a) Mourning Becomes Electra
41. b) A Moon for the Misbegotten
42. a) Connecticut
43. a) Anna Christie
44. b) Long Day’s Journey into Night
45. c) New Bedford
46. a) The Hairy Ape
47. d) Vermont
48. a) Brutus Jones
49. b) Long Day’s Journey into Night
50. a) Social class and alienation