Lesson 1.4.3
1.4.3 Sweat (Lynn Nottage) Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 1
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The 20 questions
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Where is the play Sweat set?
- Pittsburgh, Ohio
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Detroit, Michigan
- Chicago, Illinois
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Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Sweat?
- Lynn Nottage
- Tennessee Williams
- Samuel Beckett
- Lorraine Hansberry
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What is the primary setting for most social interactions in Sweat?
- The factory floor
- A local bar
- A union hall
- A church basement
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Which industrial event creates severe economic panic for the workers in Sweat?
- Factory expansion
- Factory lockouts
- Railway closure
- Mine collapse
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Which two friends are the main figures whose friendship is tested by the strike?
- Stan and Oscar
- Brucie and Evan
- Tracey and Cynthia
- Chris and Jason
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What socio-economic process forms the central backdrop of Lynn Nottage's Sweat?
- Privatisation
- Urbanisation
- Gentrification
- Deindustrialisation
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Which character is a bartender who observes and comments on the other characters?
- Evan
- Brucie
- Stan
- Oscar
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What type of violent event forms the tragic climax of Sweat?
- Factory fire
- Police raid
- Bank robbery
- Bar assault
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What aspect of the workers' lives is symbolised by the title Sweat?
- Political power
- Physical labour
- Financial wealth
- Academic ambition
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What destroys the long-standing friendships between the workers in Sweat?
- Romantic rivalry
- Economic pressure
- Political corruption
- Religious debate
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Which two social factors intersect to fuel conflict among the workers in Sweat?
- Education and region
- Religion and nationality
- Race and class
- Age and gender
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What do Chris and Jason both work as at the start of Nottage's Sweat?
- Factory workers
- Bar managers
- Union officials
- Social workers
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Which theatrical style best describes Lynn Nottage's dialogue and setting in Sweat?
- Absurdism
- Epic theatre
- Expressionism
- Naturalism
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What key socio-economic process drives the conflict and community breakdown in Sweat?
- Gentrification
- Privatisation
- Urbanisation
- Deindustrialisation
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In Sweat, in which primary location does most of the dramatic action occur?
- A police station
- A factory floor
- A court room
- A local bar
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Which steel tubing plant in Reading, Pennsylvania, serves as the workplace in Sweat?
- General Motors
- Crane's
- Olstead's
- Caterpillar
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In Sweat, which character suffers a severe head injury in the violent climax at the bar?
- Brucie
- Stan
- Evan
- Oscar
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What social condition is symbolically reflected by setting most of Sweat inside a single bar?
- Political freedom
- Social confinement
- Racial harmony
- Wealth inequality
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In Sweat, what causes the friendship between Cynthia and Tracy to fracture?
- A romantic rivalry
- Political disagreement
- Cynthia's promotion
- A stolen lottery
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What overall tone characterises the resolution of Lynn Nottage's Sweat?
- Sombre and tragic
- Lighthearted and comedic
- Heroic and triumphant
- Joyful and optimistic
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