Lesson 4.2.2.5
4.2.2.5 A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams Quiz: AQA English Literature, Unit 2
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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In what year was Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire first produced on Broadway?
- 1936
- 1958
- 1947
- 1965
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Who is the central character of A Streetcar Named Desire?
- Eunice Hubbell
- Blanche DuBois
- Stella Kowalski
- Mitch Hubbell
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Where is the play set?
- London
- Chicago
- New Orleans
- Boston
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Who is Blanche's sister?
- Mitch
- Myrtle
- Eunice
- Stella
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Who is Stella's husband in A Streetcar Named Desire?
- Harold Mitchell
- Stanley Kowalski
- Allan Grey
- Steve Hubbell
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What is the name of the streetcar in the play's title?
- Lethe
- Cemeteries
- Desire
- Elysian Fields
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What is the name of the play's setting street?
- Elysian Fields
- Canal Street
- Royal Street
- Bourbon Street
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Which Pulitzer Prize did the play win in 1948?
- Fiction
- Poetry
- Drama
- Biography
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Which character is Blanche's suitor who ultimately rejects her?
- Harold
- Eunice
- Mitch
- Stanley
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What central thematic clash is represented by the conflict between Blanche and Stanley?
- Gentility versus realism
- Wealth versus poverty
- Youth versus age
- Religion versus science
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Which term describes a character's romantic desire in Williams's play?
- Desire
- Thrift
- Penance
- Honour
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Which dramatic role does Blanche DuBois fulfill as a flawed character destroyed by her illusions?
- Antagonist
- Chorus
- Tragic protagonist
- Foil
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Which famous line does Blanche speak at the end of A Streetcar Named Desire?
- Deliberate cruelty
- Mercy of family
- Kindness of strangers
- Generosity of lovers
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Which core theme is explored through Blanche's painful backstory involving Allan Grey?
- Political ambition
- Financial success
- Guilt and desire
- Religious devotion
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In which year was the famous film adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire released?
- 1955
- 1947
- 1962
- 1951
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What social change in the American South is symbolized by the loss of Belle Reve?
- Rise of aristocracy
- Decline of gentility
- Growth of feudalism
- Abolition of democracy
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Which term describes the play's focus on the inner emotional life of its characters?
- Psychological realism
- Masque
- Commedia dell'arte
- Epic theatre
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Which concept describes the play's critique of hypocrisy in society?
- Moral hypocrisy
- Imperial triumph
- Ecclesiastical doctrine
- Pure comedy
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Where is Blanche DuBois taken at the end of A Streetcar Named Desire?
- A hotel room
- A train station
- A mental asylum
- Her family home
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Which social era's gender roles and constraints are central to A Streetcar Named Desire?
- Gilded Age America
- Victorian Britain
- Interwar Britain
- Post-war America
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