British Playwrights MCQs with Answers
Who is known for writing the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
a) George Bernard Shaw
b) William Shakespeare
c) Oscar Wilde
d) Tom Stoppard
Answer: b) William Shakespeare
Which British playwright wrote the famous play “Hamlet?
a) George Bernard Shaw
b) Oscar Wilde
c) William Shakespeare
d) Harold Pinter
Answer: c) William Shakespeare
Who wrote the play “The Importance of Being Earnest”?
a) William Shakespeare
b) George Bernard Shaw
c) Oscar Wilde
d) Tom Stoppard
Answer: c) Oscar Wilde
Which British playwright is known for “Waiting for Godot?
a) Harold Pinter
b) Samuel Beckett
c) Tom Stoppard
d) Oscar Wilde
Answer: b) Samuel Beckett
Who authored the play “Pygmalion,” which later inspired the musical “My Fair Lady”?
a) Oscar Wilde
b) Tom Stoppard
c) Samuel Beckett
d) George Bernard Shaw
Answer: d) George Bernard Shaw
Which British playwright wrote “The Cherry Orchard”?
a) George Bernard Shaw
b) Oscar Wilde
c) Tom Stoppard
d) Anton Chekhov
Answer: d) Anton Chekhov
Who is the author of the play “An Inspector Calls?
a) Harold Pinter
b) Oscar Wilde
c) J.B. Priestley
d) Samuel Beckett
Answer: c) J.B. Priestley
Which British playwright wrote “Look Back in Anger”?
a) Tom Stoppard
b) Harold Pinter
c) John Osborne
d) Alan Ayckbourn
Answer: c) John Osborne
Who authored “The Birthday Party” and “The Caretaker”?
a) Harold Pinter
b) Samuel Beckett
c) Tom Stoppard
d) Alan Ayckbourn
Answer: a) Harold Pinter
Which British playwright wrote “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead”?
a) Samuel Beckett
b) Alan Ayckbourn
c) Harold Pinter
d) Tom Stoppard
Answer: d) Tom Stoppard
Who is known for “The Woman in Black” and “Anansi the Spider”?
a) J.B. Priestley
b) Tom Stoppard
c) Alan Ayckbourn
d) Susan Hill
Answer: d) Susan Hill
Which British playwright wrote “Noises Off”?
a) Alan Ayckbourn
b) John Osborne
c) Samuel Beckett
d) Tom Stoppard
Answer: a) Alan Ayckbourn
Who authored “The Birthday Party” and “The Homecoming”?
a) J.B. Priestley
b) Alan Ayckbourn
c) Harold Pinter
d) David Mamet
Answer: c) Harold Pinter
Which British playwright wrote “The Real Thing” and “Arcadia”?
a) Tom Stoppard
b) J.B. Priestley
c) Alan Ayckbourn
d) Noel Coward
Answer: a) Tom Stoppard
Who is known for “The Birthday Party” and “The Dumb Waiter”?
a) Samuel Beckett
b) Harold Pinter
c) Tom Stoppard
d) Alan Ayckbourn
Answer: b) Harold Pinter
Which British playwright wrote “The Mousetrap”?
a) Alan Ayckbourn
b) Noel Coward
c) J.B. Priestley
d) Agatha Christie
Answer: d) Agatha Christie
Who authored “The Deep Blue Sea” and “Separate Tables”?
a) Noel Coward
b) J.B. Priestley
c) Harold Pinter
d) Terence Rattigan
Answer: d) Terence Rattigan
Which British playwright wrote “Look Back in Anger” and “The Entertainer”?
a) Alan Ayckbourn
b) John Osborne
c) Terence Rattigan
d) Harold Pinter
Answer: b) John Osborne
Who is known for “The Glass Menagerie” and “A Streetcar Named Desire”?
a) Samuel Beckett
b) Tom Stoppard
c) Harold Pinter
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: d) Tennessee Williams
Which British playwright wrote “The Crucible” and “Death of a Salesman”?
a) Harold Pinter
b) Arthur Miller
c) Samuel Beckett
d) Tom Stoppard
Answer: b) Arthur Miller
Who authored “Private Lives” and “Blithe Spirit”?
a) J.B. Priestley
b) Noël Coward
c) Alan Ayckbourn
d) Terence Rattigan
Answer: b) Noël Coward
Which British playwright wrote “The Birthday Party” and “The Homecoming”?
a) J.B. Priestley
b) Alan Ayckbourn
c) Harold Pinter
d) David Mamet
Answer: c) Harold Pinter
Who is known for “The Birthday Party” and “The Dumb Waiter”?
a) Samuel Beckett
b) Harold Pinter
c) Tom Stoppard
d) Alan Ayckbourn
Answer: b) Harold Pinter
Which British playwright wrote “The Mousetrap”?
a) Alan Ayckbourn
b) Noël Coward
c) J.B. Priestley
d) Agatha Christie
Answer: d) Agatha Christie
Who authored “The Deep Blue Sea” and “Separate Tables”?
a) Noël Coward
b) J.B. Priestley
c) Harold Pinter
d) Terence Rattigan
Answer: d) Terence Rattigan
Which British playwright wrote “Look Back in Anger” and “The Entertainer”?
a) Alan Ayckbourn
b) John Osborne
c) Terence Rattigan
d) Harold Pinter
Answer: b) John Osborne
Who is known for “The Glass Menagerie” and “A Streetcar Named Desire”?
a) Samuel Beckett
b) Tom Stoppard
c) Harold Pinter
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: d) Tennessee Williams
Which British playwright wrote “The Crucible” and “Death of a Salesman”?
a) Harold Pinter
b) Arthur Miller
c) Samuel Beckett
d) Tom Stoppard
Answer: b) Arthur Miller
Who authored “Private Lives” and “Blithe Spirit”?
a) J.B. Priestley
b) Noël Coward
c) Alan Ayckbourn
d) Terence Rattigan
Answer: b) Noël Coward
Which British playwright wrote “Top Girls” and “Cloud Nine”?
a) Caryl Churchill
b) Sarah Kane
c) Harold Pinter
d) Tom Stoppard
Answer: a) Caryl Churchill
Who is known for “Accidental Death of an Anarchist” and “Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!”?
a) Caryl Churchill
b) Sarah Kane
c) Dario Fo
d) Joe Orton
Answer: c) Dario Fo
Which British playwright wrote “The Birthday Party” and “The Homecoming”?
a) Joe Orton
b) Caryl Churchill
c) Harold Pinter
d) David Mamet
Answer: c) Harold Pinter
Who is known for “The Birthday Party” and “The Dumb Waiter”?
a) Samuel Beckett
b) Harold Pinter
c) Tom Stoppard
d) Alan Ayckbourn
Answer: b) Harold Pinter
Which British playwright wrote “The Mousetrap”?
a) Alan Ayckbourn
b) Noël Coward
c) J.B. Priestley
d) Agatha Christie
Answer: d) Agatha Christie
Who authored “The Deep Blue Sea” and “Separate Tables”?
a) Noël Coward
b) J.B. Priestley
c) Harold Pinter
d) Terence Rattigan
Answer: d) Terence Rattigan
Which British playwright wrote “Look Back in Anger” and “The Entertainer”?
a) Alan Ayckbourn
b) John Osborne
c) Terence Rattigan
d) Harold Pinter
Answer: b) John Osborne
Who is known for “The Glass Menagerie” and “A Streetcar Named Desire”?
a) Samuel Beckett
b) Tom Stoppard
c) Harold Pinter
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: d) Tennessee Williams
Which British playwright wrote “The Crucible” and “Death of a Salesman”?
a) Harold Pinter
b) Arthur Miller
c) Samuel Beckett
d) Tom Stoppard
Answer: b) Arthur Miller
Who authored “Private Lives” and “Blithe Spirit”?
a) J.B. Priestley
b) Noël Coward
c) Alan Ayckbourn
d) Terence Rattigan
Answer: b) Noël Coward
Which British playwright wrote “Top Girls” and “Cloud Nine”?
a) Caryl Churchill
b) Sarah Kane
c) Harold Pinter
d) Tom Stoppard
Answer: a) Caryl Churchill
Who is known for “Accidental Death of an Anarchist” and “Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!”?
a) Caryl Churchill
b) Sarah Kane
c) Dario Fo
d) Joe Orton
Answer: c) Dario Fo
Which British playwright wrote “The Birthday Party” and “The Homecoming”?
a) Joe Orton
b) Caryl Churchill
c) Harold Pinter
d) David Mamet
Answer: c) Harold Pinter
Who is known for “The Birthday Party” and “The Dumb Waiter”?
a) Samuel Beckett
b) Harold Pinter
c) Tom Stoppard
d) Alan Ayckbourn
Answer: b) Harold Pinter
Which British playwright wrote “The Mousetrap”?
a) Alan Ayckbourn
b) Noël Coward
c) J.B. Priestley
d) Agatha Christie
Answer: d) Agatha Christie
Who authored “The Deep Blue Sea” and “Separate Tables”?
a) Noël Coward
b) J.B. Priestley
c) Harold Pinter
d) Terence Rattigan
Answer: d) Terence Rattigan
Which British playwright wrote “Look Back in Anger” and “The Entertainer”?
a) Alan Ayckbourn
b) John Osborne
c) Terence Rattigan
d) Harold Pinter
Answer: b) John Osborne
Who is known for “The Glass Menagerie” and “A Streetcar Named Desire”?
a) Samuel Beckett
b) Tom Stoppard
c) Harold Pinter
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: d) Tennessee Williams
Which British playwright wrote “The Crucible” and “Death of a Salesman”?
a) Harold Pinter
b) Arthur Miller
c) Samuel Beckett
d) Tom Stoppard
Answer: b) Arthur Miller
Who authored “Private Lives” and “Blithe Spirit”?
a) J.B. Priestley
b) Noël Coward
c) Alan Ayckbourn
d) Terence Rattigan
Answer: b) Noël Coward
Which British playwright wrote “Top Girls” and “Cloud Nine”?
a) Caryl Churchill
b) Sarah Kane
c) Harold Pinter
d) Tom Stoppard
Answer: a) Caryl Churchill