Dramatic Survey 2

Modern playwrights were most interested in

• making money and finding patrons

• proving that theatre was a dead art form

• technological advances in the theatre 

• challenging the audience to address the conventions and complacency of society

Which playwright is most associated with aestheticism—a movement focused on beauty and art without social or political purpose?

• William Butler Yeats

• George Bernard Shaw

• Oscar Wilde

• Maurice Maeterlinck

At what holiday does the action of A Doll House take place?

• Christmas

• Midsummer

• Easter

• New Year's

Torvald gently chastises his wife as ___________________.

• a pinchpenny

• an adultress

• a spendthrift

• a dilettante

Why does Mrs. Linde pay Nora a visit?

• She wants to reminisce about old times.

• She tries to blackmail her former friend.

• She is traveling on holiday.

• She needs a job.

What crime did Nora commit?

• robbery

• forgery

• bribery

• embezzlement

Why does Nora refuse Dr. Rank's help?

• He does not have enough money.

• He is her husband's best friend.

• He betrayed Ms. Linde.

• He implies he loves her.

How does Nora stall Torvald from retrieving his mail?

• She demands he rehearse the tarantella with her.

• She takes down the Christmas tree.

• She seduces him. 

• She makes him an elegant dinner.

Mrs. Linde persuades Krogstad to ___________________.

• depart immediately on the next Transatlantic voyage.

• meet with Nora to forgive the loan.

• give their relationship a second chance.

• go to the costume party and confront Torvald.

Why does Dr. Rank stop by the apartment after the party?

• to retrieve his glasses

• to say goodbye for the last time

• to apologize to Nora for his forward behavior

• to give Helmer a great sum of money