Victorian Era and Importance of Being Earnest Background Quiz

According to the text, how many audience members attended theatre in the Victorian Era in London alone?

• 200,000

• 100,000

• 150,000

• 50,000

Which playwrights brought edgy new issues and techniques to drama on the continent?

• Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard

• Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Anton Chekhov

• William Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde

• Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Eugene O'Neill

What kind of staging did the society comedies that appealed to the upper and upper-middle classes pursue?

• Minimalist staging (with as little on the stage as possible)

• Realistic staging (with real furniture and props)

• Abstract staging (with props that represented something different than it was)

• Monochromatic staging (favoring a single color)

What did English society seek in the dramas instead of edgy new issues and techniques?

• Complete rejection of its values and virtues

• Provocative challenges to its values and virtues

• Radical reformation of its values and virtues

• Unquestioning appreciation of its values and virtues

What was the English public's reaction to edgy new issues and techniques that started to appear on European stages in dramas?

• They were widely accepted.

• They were secretly visited by curious audiences.

• They were opposed as unseemly.

• They were rewarded with the largest crowds and awards.

What was the big meal of the day during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance?

• Lunch

• Supper

• Dinner at noon

• Breakfast

Who is credited with starting the tradition of taking tea in the late afternoon with a small piece of cake or bread and butter?

• The Duchess of Bedford

• The Earl of Sandwich

• The King of England

• The Queen of Scotland

What was the name of the late afternoon meal for the working classes?

• Low tea

• High tea

• Dinner

• Brunch

What did posh hotels offer at 'high tea' in the twentieth century?

• Breakfast and coffee

• Dinner and dessert

• Tea and small crustless sandwiches

• Cold beverages and snacks

What is the ideal aspect for a morning room to capture the sun of the first half of the day?

• Southeast

• Southwest

• Northwest

• Northeast