US Famous MCQs

American Famous Playwrights MCQs with Answer

Who wrote “Death of a Salesman” and is considered one of the greatest American playwrights?
a) Tennessee Williams
b) Arthur Miller
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) August Wilson
Answer: b) Arthur Miller

Which playwright is known for “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “The Glass Menagerie”?
a) Eugene O’Neill
b) Arthur Miller
c) Tennessee Williams
d) August Wilson
Answer: c) Tennessee Williams

Who wrote “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” and won the Nobel Prize in Literature?
a) Arthur Miller
b) Tennessee Williams
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) August Wilson
Answer: c) Eugene O’Neill

Which playwright is known for “Fences” and explored the African-American experience?
a) Eugene O’Neill
b) Arthur Miller
c) August Wilson
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: c) August Wilson

Who wrote “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and is known for his darkly comedic plays?
a) Tennessee Williams
b) Eugene O’Neill
c) Arthur Miller
d) Edward Albee
Answer: d) Edward Albee

Which playwright is known for “The Crucible” and his exploration of political and social issues?
a) Eugene O’Neill
b) Arthur Miller
c) August Wilson
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: b) Arthur Miller

Who wrote “Raisin in the Sun” and was the first African-American woman to have a play on Broadway?
a) August Wilson
b) Lorraine Hansberry
c) Tennessee Williams
d) Edward Albee
Answer: b) Lorraine Hansberry

Which playwright is known for “The Iceman Cometh” and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”?
a) Lorraine Hansberry
b) Eugene O’Neill
c) Arthur Miller
d) August Wilson
Answer: b) Eugene O’Neill

Who wrote “The Glass Menagerie” and is associated with the Southern Gothic style?
a) Lorraine Hansberry
b) Tennessee Williams
c) August Wilson
d) Edward Albee
Answer: b) Tennessee Williams

Which playwright is known for “The Zoo Story” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
a) Edward Albee
b) Lorraine Hansberry
c) Arthur Miller
d) August Wilson
Answer: a) Edward Albee

Who wrote “A Raisin in the Sun” and focused on racial and social issues?
a) August Wilson
b) Lorraine Hansberry
c) Tennessee Williams
d) Eugene O’Neill
Answer: b) Lorraine Hansberry

Which playwright is known for “Death and the King’s Horseman” and exploring Nigerian culture?
a) August Wilson
b) Wole Soyinka
c) Lorraine Hansberry
d) Edward Albee
Answer: b) Wole Soyinka

Who wrote “The Piano Lesson” and was a prominent African-American playwright?
a) Lorraine Hansberry
b) August Wilson
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: b) August Wilson

Which playwright is known for “American Buffalo” and “Glengarry Glen Ross?
a) Edward Albee
b) August Wilson
c) David Mamet
d) Lorraine Hansberry
Answer: c) David Mamet

Who wrote “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “A Streetcar Named Desire”?
a) Lorraine Hansberry
b) August Wilson
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: d) Tennessee Williams

Which playwright is known for “Oleanna” and “Glenngarry Glen Ross”?
a) Edward Albee
b) August Wilson
c) David Mamet
d) Lorraine Hansberry
Answer: c) David Mamet

Who wrote “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
a) Tennessee Williams
b) Edward Albee
c) August Wilson
d) Lorraine Hansberry
Answer: b) Edward Albee

Which playwright is known for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Fences”?
a) August Wilson
b) Lorraine Hansberry
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) David Mamet
Answer: a) August Wilson

Who wrote “The Children’s Hour” and was known for her exploration of controversial themes?
a) Lorraine Hansberry
b) August Wilson
c) Lillian Hellman
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: c) Lillian Hellman

Which playwright is known for “The Odd Couple” and “Barefoot in the Park”?
a) Eugene O’Neill
b) August Wilson
c) Neil Simon
d) Lorraine Hansberry
Answer: c) Neil Simon

Who wrote “The Emperor Jones” and is considered a pioneer of modern American drama?
a) Eugene O’Neill
b) August Wilson
c) Langston Hughes
d) Paul Green
Answer: a) Eugene O’Neill

Which playwright is known for “Six Degrees of Separation” and “The House of Blue Leaves”?
a) David Mamet
b) August Wilson
c) John Guare
d) Lorraine Hansberry
Answer: c) John Guare

Who wrote “A Raisin in the Sun” and focused on racial and social issues?
a) August Wilson
b) Lorraine Hansberry
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: b) Lorraine Hansberry

Which playwright is known for “Doubt: A Parable” and “Moonstruck”?
a) David Mamet
b) August Wilson
c) John Patrick Shanley
d) Lorraine Hansberry
Answer: c) John Patrick Shanley

Who wrote “The Cherry Orchard” and is considered one of the great Russian playwrights?
a) Anton Chekhov
b) August Wilson
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) Lorraine Hansberry
Answer: a) Anton Chekhov

Which playwright is known for “The Glass Menagerie” and “A Streetcar Named Desire”?
a) Eugene O’Neill
b) Arthur Miller
c) Tennessee Williams
d) August Wilson
Answer: c) Tennessee Williams

Who wrote “Death of a Salesman” and is considered one of the greatest American playwrights?
a) Tennessee Williams
b) Arthur Miller
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) August Wilson
Answer: b) Arthur Miller

Which playwright is known for “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “The Glass Menagerie”?
a) Eugene O’Neill
b) Arthur Miller
c) Tennessee Williams
d) August Wilson
Answer: c) Tennessee Williams

Who wrote “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” and won the Nobel Prize in Literature?
a) Arthur Miller
b) Tennessee Williams
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) August Wilson
Answer: c) Eugene O’Neill

Which playwright is known for “Fences” and explored the African-American experience?
a) Eugene O’Neill
b) Arthur Miller
c) August Wilson
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: c) August Wilson

Who wrote “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and is known for his darkly comedic plays?
a) Tennessee Williams
b) Eugene O’Neill
c) Arthur Miller
d) Edward Albee
Answer: d) Edward Albee

Which playwright is known for “The Crucible” and his exploration of political and social issues?
a) Eugene O’Neill
b) Arthur Miller
c) August Wilson
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: b) Arthur Miller

Who wrote “Raisin in the Sun” and was the first African-American woman to have a play on Broadway?
a) August Wilson
b) Lorraine Hansberry
c) Tennessee Williams
d) Edward Albee
Answer: b) Lorraine Hansberry

Which playwright is known for “The Iceman Cometh” and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”?
a) Lorraine Hansberry
b) Eugene O’Neill
c) Arthur Miller
d) August Wilson
Answer: b) Eugene O’Neill

Who wrote “The Glass Menagerie” and is associated with the Southern Gothic style?
a) Lorraine Hansberry
b) August Wilson
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) Edward Albee
Answer: b) August Wilson

Which playwright is known for “The Zoo Story” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
a) Edward Albee
b) Lorraine Hansberry
c) Arthur Miller
d) August Wilson
Answer: a) Edward Albee

Who wrote “A Raisin in the Sun” and focused on racial and social issues?
a) August Wilson
b) Lorraine Hansberry
c) Tennessee Williams
d) Eugene O’Neill
Answer: b) Lorraine Hansberry

Which playwright is known for “Death and the King’s Horseman” and exploring Nigerian culture?
a) August Wilson
b) Wole Soyinka
c) Lorraine Hansberry
d) Edward Albee
Answer: b) Wole Soyinka

Who wrote “The Piano Lesson” and was a prominent African-American playwright?
a) Lorraine Hansberry
b) August Wilson
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: b) August Wilson

Which playwright is known for “American Buffalo” and “Glengarry Glen Ross”?
a) Edward Albee
b) August Wilson
c) David Mamet
d) Lorraine Hansberry
Answer: c) David Mamet

Who wrote “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “A Streetcar Named Desire”?
a) Lorraine Hansberry
b) August Wilson
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: d) Tennessee Williams

Which playwright is known for “Oleanna” and “Glenngarry Glen Ross”?
a) Edward Albee
b) August Wilson
c) David Mamet
d) Lorraine Hansberry
Answer: c) David Mamet

Who wrote “The Emperor Jones” and is considered a pioneer of modern American drama?
a) Eugene O’Neill
b) August Wilson
c) Langston Hughes
d) Paul Green
Answer: a) Eugene O’Neill

Which playwright is known for “Six Degrees of Separation” and “The House of Blue Leaves”?
a) David Mamet
b) August Wilson
c) John Guare
d) Lorraine Hansberry
Answer: c) John Guare

Who wrote “A Raisin in the Sun” and focused on racial and social issues?
a) August Wilson
b) Lorraine Hansberry
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: b) Lorraine Hansberry

Which playwright is known for “Doubt: A Parable” and “Moonstruck”?
a) David Mamet
b) August Wilson
c) John Patrick Shanley
d) Lorraine Hansberry
Answer: c) John Patrick Shanley

Who wrote “The Cherry Orchard” and is considered one of the great Russian playwrights?
a) Anton Chekhov
b) August Wilson
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) Lorraine Hansberry
Answer: a) Anton Chekhov

Which playwright is known for “The Glass Menagerie” and “A Streetcar Named Desire”?
a) Eugene O’Neill
b) Arthur Miller
c) Tennessee Williams
d) August Wilson
Answer: c) Tennessee Williams

Who wrote “Death of a Salesman” and is considered one of the greatest American playwrights?
a) Tennessee Williams
b) Arthur Miller
c) Eugene O’Neill
d) August Wilson
Answer: b) Arthur Miller

Which playwright is known for “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “The Glass Menagerie”?
a) Eugene O’Neill
b) Arthur Miller
c) Tennessee Williams
d) August Wilson
Answer: c) Tennessee Williams

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