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1. What is Tennessee Williams’s full name?
a) Thomas Williams Jr.
b) Theodore Williams
c) Tennessee Williams Jr.
d) Thomas Lanier Williams III

2. In which year was Tennessee Williams born?
a) 1901
b) 1911
c) 1921
d) 1931

3. Tennessee Williams is best known for his contributions to:
a) Poetry
b) Playwriting
c) Science fiction
d) Mystery novels

4. What is the title of Tennessee Williams’s most famous play, which revolves around the Wingfield family?
a) “A Streetcar Named Desire”
b) “The Glass Menagerie”
c) “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”50+ MCQs on Tennessee Williams with Answers for UGC NET
d) “Sweet Bird of Youth”

5. In “A Streetcar Named Desire,” who is the primary antagonist and source of conflict for the protagonist, Blanche DuBois?
a) Stanley Kowalski
b) Mitch
c) Stella50+ MCQs on Tennessee Williams with Answers for UGC NET
d) Steve

6. Which play by Tennessee Williams won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948?
a) “The Glass Menagerie”
b) “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
c) “A Streetcar Named Desire”
d) “Sweet Bird of Youth”

7. What is the setting of “The Glass Menagerie”?
a) New York City
b) New Orleans
c) St. Louis
d) Chicago

8. In “A Streetcar Named Desire,” what is the nickname given to Blanche DuBois’s deceased husband?
a) Mitch
b) Allan
c) Stanley
d) Steve

9. What is the title of Tennessee Williams’s one-act play that features two characters, Tom and Laura Wingfield, and is considered a precursor to “The Glass Menagerie”?
a) “Suddenly, Last Summer”
b) “The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore”
c) “Orpheus Descending”
d) “Portrait of a Madonna”

10. In “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” what is the name of the character who is an alcoholic and struggles with his relationship with his wife, Maggie?
a) Brick Pollitt
b) Big Daddy
c) Gooper Pollitt
d) Mae Pollitt

11. Tennessee Williams was openly gay, and themes of sexuality and repression are often explored in his works. Which play specifically addresses the theme of homosexuality?
a) “The Glass Menagerie”
b) “Suddenly, Last Summer”
c) “A Streetcar Named Desire”
d) “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”

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12. What is the name of the character in “The Glass Menagerie” who is obsessed with her collection of glass animals?
a) Tom Wingfield
b) Amanda Wingfield
c) Laura Wingfield
d) Jim O’Connor

13. In “Sweet Bird of Youth,” what is the name of the fading Hollywood actress pursued by the protagonist, Chance Wayne?
a) Maggie Pollitt
b) Alexandra Del Lago
c) Blanche DuBois
d) Alma Winemiller

14. What is the occupation of Brick Pollitt in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”?
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b) Lawyer
c) Football player
d) Brick is unemployed

15. In “Orpheus Descending,” what is the name of the central character, a guitar-playing drifter?
a) Val Xavier
b) Tom Wingfield
c) Brick Pollitt
d) Sebastian Venable

16. What is the title of Tennessee Williams’s play that centers around a wealthy Southern family and their interactions during a family gathering?
a) “The Night of the Iguana”
b) “Summer and Smoke”
c) “Suddenly, Last Summer”
d) “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”

17. In “A Streetcar Named Desire,” what is the name of the streetcar line that Blanche DuBois takes to reach the Kowalski residence?
a) Desire
b) Elysian Fields
c) Canal Street
d) St. Charles Avenue

18. Which play by Tennessee Williams features the character Reverend Shannon, a defrocked clergyman working as a tour guide in Mexico?
a) “Orpheus Descending”
b) “The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore”
c) “The Night of the Iguana”
d) “Camino Real”

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19. In “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” what is the name of Big Daddy’s terminal illness?
a) Cancer
b) Diabetes
c) Heart disease
d) Tuberculosis

20. What is the title of the one-act play by Tennessee Williams that focuses on a woman named Alma Winemiller and her unrequited love for a young doctor?
a) “The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore”
b) “27 Wagons Full of Cotton”
c) “Summer and Smoke”
d) “This Property Is Condemned”

21. Which of Tennessee Williams’s plays explores the themes of mental illness and the consequences of medical treatments for psychological disorders?
a) “Suddenly, Last Summer”
b) “The Glass Menagerie”
c) “The Night of the Iguana”
d) “Camino Real”50+ MCQs on Tennessee Williams with Answers for UGC NET

22. In “The Glass Menagerie,” what is the nickname that Laura’s mother, Amanda, gives to the gentleman caller, Jim?
a) J.T.
b) J.C.
c) J.R.
d) J.L.

23. What is the title of the Tennessee Williams play that centers around a Mexican-American family in a small Texas town?
a) “Camino Real”
b) “27 Wagons Full of Cotton”
c) “The Rose Tattoo”
d) “Battle of Angels”

24. In “Suddenly, Last Summer,” what traumatic event does Catherine Holly witness in Europe that leads to her institutionalization?
a) A murder
b) A car accident
c) A riot
d) A drowning

25. What is the name of the plantation in “Orpheus Descending” that becomes a central location for the characters’ interactions?
a) Belle Reeve
b) The Hermitage
c) Xanadu
d) The Fugitive Kind

26. In “The Glass Menagerie,” what is the name of Tom’s father, who abandoned the family?
a) Frank
b) Edward
c) James
d) Mr. Wingfield

27. Tennessee Williams’s play “Camino Real” features characters from various literary works, including:
a) Don Quixote
b) Hamlet
c) Othello
d) Macbeth

28. In “The Night of the Iguana,” what is the profession of the main character,

Shannon?
a) Poet
b) Tour guide
c) Priest
d) Doctor

29. What is the title of the one-act play by Tennessee Williams that explores themes of infidelity, jealousy, and revenge?
a) “27 Wagons Full of Cotton”
b) “The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore”
c) “This Property Is Condemned”
d) “I Can’t Imagine Tomorrow”

30. Tennessee Williams’s play “The Rose Tattoo” is set in which U.S. state?
a) Louisiana
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c) Texas
d) Tennessee

31. What is the name of the plantation in “A Streetcar Named Desire” that is lost by the DuBois family?
a) Belle Reeve
b) Tara
c) Magnolia Manor
d) Oak Alley

32. In “Orpheus Descending,” what is the occupation of Val Xavier, the central character?
a) Doctor
b) Guitarist
c) Preacher
d) Lawyer

33. What is the title of the one-act play by Tennessee Williams that revolves around a cotton gin owner, Silva Vicarro, seeking revenge for his wife’s honor?
a) “The Night of the Iguana”
b) “This Property Is Condemned”
c) “27 Wagons Full of Cotton”
d) “I Can’t Imagine Tomorrow”

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34. Tennessee Williams’s play “The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore” is also known by the title:
a) “Sweet Bird of Youth”
b) “In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel”
c) “The Two-Character Play”
d) “The Fugitive Kind”

35. In “The Night of the Iguana,” what is the nickname given to the central character, Reverend Shannon?
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b) Shanny Boy
c) Shanny Baby
d) Shannon the Sinner

36. What is the title of the Tennessee Williams play that explores the dynamics of a wealthy Southern family as they confront issues of greed and deception?
a) “The Glass Menagerie”
b) “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
c) “Suddenly, Last Summer”
d) “Sweet Bird of Youth”

37. In “A Streetcar Named Desire,” what is the reason for Blanche DuBois’s departure from her teaching position?
a) She won the lottery
b) She was fired for an inappropriate relationship
c) She inherited a fortune
d) She suffered a nervous breakdown

38. What is the title of Tennessee Williams’s play that explores the relationships and conflicts among a group of residents in a New Orleans boarding house?
a) “Orpheus Descending”
b) “This Property Is Condemned”
c) “Vieux Carré”
d) “Battle of Angels”

39. In “Sweet Bird of Youth,” what does the protagonist, Chance Wayne, hope to achieve in his pursuit of the fading actress Alexandra Del Lago?
a) Marriage
b) Fame and fortune
c) Political power
d) Revenge

40. What is the title of the one-act play by Tennessee Williams that features a woman named Alma Winemiller and her struggles with love and societal expectations?
a) “27 Wagons Full of Cotton”
b) “Summer and Smoke”
c) “The Lady of Larkspur Lotion”
d) “Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen”

41. In “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” what is the name of Brick Pollitt’s wife?
a) Maggie
b) Big Mama
c) Gooper50+ MCQs on Tennessee Williams with Answers for UGC NET
d) Mae

42. What is the title of the one-act play by Tennessee Williams that explores the life of a struggling writer and his relationships with women?
a) “Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen”
b) “This Property Is Condemned”
c) “The Two-Character Play”
d) “Green Eyes”

43. In “The Glass Menagerie,” what is the source of Tom Wingfield’s discontent with his life?
a) His mother’s interference
b) His lack of ambition
c) His sister’s disability
d) His dead-end job

44. What is the title of Tennessee Williams’s play that revolves around a woman, Alma Winemiller, and her romantic interests in a doctor named John Buchanan?
a) “Summer and Smoke”
b) “Sweet Bird of Youth”
c) “The Rose Tattoo”
d) “Suddenly, Last Summer”

45. In “Orpheus Descending,” what is the name of the woman who becomes romantically involved with the central character, Val Xavier?
a) Carol Cutrere
b) Lady Torrance
c) Vee Talbot
d) Beulah Binnings

46. What is the title of the one-act play by Tennessee Williams that focuses on a woman named Mrs. Hardwicke-Moore who confronts her husband’s infidelity?
a) “Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen”
b) “I Can’t Imagine Tomorrow”
c) “The Lady of Larkspur Lotion”
d) “27 Wagons Full of Cotton”

47. In “The Glass Menagerie,” what is the career aspiration of Laura Wingfield?
a) Actress
b) Writer
c) Pianist
d) Ballerina

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48. What is the title of Tennessee Williams’s play that explores the lives of the eccentric members of the Hardwicke-Moore family and their interactions with a mysterious visitor?
a) “The Glass Menagerie”
b) “The Two-Character Play”
c) “Vieux Carré”50+ MCQs on Tennessee Williams with Answers for UGC NET
d) “Orpheus Descending”

49. In “A Streetcar Named Desire,” what traumatic event from her past does Blanche DuBois reveal to Mitch?
a) The loss of her family fortune
b) Her failed marriage
c) The death of her young husband
d) Her struggle with alcoholism

50. What is the title of the Tennessee Williams play that explores the relationship between a young woman, Catherine Holly, and her cousin Sebastian Venable?
a) “Suddenly, Last Summer”
b) “Sweet Bird of Youth”
c) “The Glass Menagerie”
d) “A Streetcar Named Desire”

Answers:

1. d) Thomas Lanier Williams III
2. b) 1911
3. b) Playwriting
4. b) “The Glass Menagerie”
5. a) Stanley Kowalski
6. a) “The Glass Menagerie”
7. c) St. Louis
8. b) Allan
9. a) “Suddenly, Last Summer”
10. a) Brick Pollitt
11. b) “Suddenly, Last Summer”
12. c) Laura Wingfield
13. b) Alexandra Del Lago
14. c) Football player
15. a) Val Xavier
16. b) “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
17. a) Desire
18. c) “The Night of the Iguana”
19. a) Cancer
20. c) “Summer and Smoke”
21. a) “Suddenly, Last Summer”
22. b) J.C.
23. c) “The Rose Tattoo”
24. a) A murder
25. d) The Fugitive Kind50+ MCQs on Tennessee Williams with Answers for UGC NET
26. c) James
27. a) Don Quixote50+ MCQs on Tennessee Williams with Answers for UGC NET
28. b) Tour guide
29. c) “This Property Is Condemned”
30. b) Mississippi
31. a) Belle Reeve50+ MCQs on Tennessee Williams with Answers for UGC NET
32. b) Guitarist
33. c) “27 Wagons Full of Cotton”
34. b) “In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel”
35. c) Shanny Baby
36. b) “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
37. b) She was fired for an inappropriate relationship
38. c) “Vieux Carré”
39. b) Fame and fortune
40. b) “Summer and Smoke”
41. a) Maggie
42. c) “The Two-Character Play”
43. a) His mother’s interference
44. a) “Summer and Smoke”
45. b) Lady Torrance
46. d) “27 Wagons Full of Cotton”
47. d) Ballerina
48. c) “Vieux Carré”
49. c) The death of her young husband
50. a) “Suddenly, Last Summer”50+ MCQs on Tennessee Williams with Answers for UGC NET