Question 1
Which playwright wrote the tragedy about the feuding Montague and Capulet families?
- William Shakespeare
- Oscar Wilde
- Ben Jonson
- Christopher Marlowe
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William Shakespeare
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Famous Plays trivia quiz
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What the Famous Plays questions cover
- American Drama
- Shakespeare
- Brecht
- Chekhov
- Absurdism
- Greek Tragedy
- Ibsen
- Miller
- Pinter
- Restoration
- Williams
- Beckett
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Question 2
Which Norwegian playwright wrote the drama in which Nora Helmer leaves her household?
- August Strindberg
- Henrik Ibsen
- Anton Chekhov
- George Bernard Shaw
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Henrik Ibsen
Question 3
Which playwright wrote the Salem witch-trial drama The Crucible?
- Tennessee Williams
- Edward Albee
- Arthur Miller
- Eugene O'Neill
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Arthur Miller
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