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Context - A View from the Bridge

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the tragic hero represent?

a)

The sad society they lived in

b)

Us the audience

c)

The tragedy of being punished for a crime

d)

All of the above

2.

Up to how many people are in a Greek Chorus?

a)

40

b)

100

c)

50

d)

10

3.

What is a Greek Tragedy?

a)

A form of theatre

b)

An event

c)

A song

4.

What usually causes the downfall in the play?

a)

A higher power causing harm to main character

b)

A flaw in society

c)

A flaw in the main character

d)

Conflict or war

5.

Who represents the Greek Chorus in the play?

a)

Marilyn Monroe

b)

Alfieri

c)

Isidore

d)

Fiat

6.

What is one of the reasons the setting of the play was called Redhook ?

a)

Merchants hung their meat on bloodied hooks in the street

b)

The area was built on red sand

c)

In fall, the streets were covered in red leaves, making the island look like a red hook

d)

Named after the color of the anchors boats would throw down

7.

True or False: Redhook was easy to live in:

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: Longshoremen lived in small cabins:

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False: Redhook was an area of New York, across the Brooklyn Bridge.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: There was a complex Mafia power structure in Redhook:

a)

True

b)

False

11.

How did the Nazis take revenge on Italy after they switched sides in WWII?

a)

By taking hostages

b)

By attacking villages and towns in the north

c)

By burning food supplies

12.

What year did Italy joined the new European Economic community?​

a)

1947

b)

1958

c)

1946

d)

1957

13.

To which side did Italy switch to after they left the Nazi powers in WWII?​

a)

Britain and the Allies

b)

Neutral

c)

Japan

d)

They did not switch

14.

Who ruled Italy during WWII?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Charles de Gaulle

d)

Victor Emmanuelle III

15.

Why did the people in Italy start illegally immigrating?​

a)

There were no jobs

b)

There were no prospects

c)

There was no income

d)

All of the above

16.

Which of these is a quote from Arthur Miller?

a)

"Is this a dagger I see before me?"

b)

"The best laid plans of mice and men..."

c)

"All the world's a stage..."

d)

"Without alienation, there can be no politics."

17.

What was Arthur Miller's family life like?

a)

Poor

b)

Rich

c)

Homely

d)

Comfortable

18.

What is Arthur Miller's birthday?

a)

October 16th, 1916

b)

October 27th, 1915

c)

October 17th, 1915

d)

October 15th, 1916

19.

What was Arthur Miller's occupation?

a)

a playwright and essayist

b)

a playwright and poet

c)

a playwright and news presenter

d)

a playwright and gossip columnist

20.

Which of these is NOT an Arthur Miller play?

a)

Death of a Salesman

b)

A Streetcar Named Desire

c)

A View from the Bridge

d)

All My Sons