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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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What kind of animal does George compare Martha's father to?

(A) a guinea pig

(B) a rat

(C) a mouse

(D) a hamster

What was Honey's father's profession?

(A) preacher

(B) plumber

(C) banker

(D) accountant

What department does George work for?

(A) English

(B) History

(C) Political Science

(D) Religion

What department is Nick going to work in?

(A) Biology

(B) Chemistry

(C) Math

(D) Physics

When Honey is on the floor of the bathroom, what does she start doing?

(A) singing

(B) whistling

(C) folding towels

(D) peeling the labels off of bottles

Before the guests come in, George warns Martha not to talk about

(A) their dog

(B) her father

(C) their child

(D) his novel

When Martha's father will not allow George to publish his novel, George tries to convince him by saying that

(A) it will attract students to the University

(B) the novel is true

(C) the novel is about Martha

(D) he will quit if he cannot publish it

Martha is disappointed in George because

(A) he never published a novel

(B) he tripped and fell during the party

(C) he never brings her flowers

(D) he is not running the history department

The following day is supposed to be their son's

(A) twenty-first birthday

(B) bar mitzvah

(C) first communion

(D) eighteenth birthday

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf premiered in New York City in

(A) 1922

(B) 1962

(C) 1982

(D) 1942

Martha and Nick do not have sex because

(A) Martha decides it's wrong

(B) Nick decides it's wrong

(C) Nick cannot maintain an erection

(D) George walks in

George was an athlete in college. What sport did he play?

(A) Squash

(B) Boxing

(C) Football

(D) Basketball

What part of Nick's work does George hate and fear?

(A) Testing on animals

(B) Experiments in general

(C) Atomic bomb building

(D) Genetic engineering

What is the activity that Honey suddenly decides she wants to do?

(A) Singing

(B) Dancing

(C) Rapping

(D) Watching television

What does Honey reveal to George that she is afraid of?

(A) Singing in public

(B) Having an affair

(C) Having children

(D) Getting divorced

Why did Honey and Nick get married?

(A) They thought she was pregnant

(B) Her father arranged the marriage

(C) She is foreign and could not stay in the country without being married

(D) They were drunk and did it on a whim

What kind of flowers does George bring to Martha?

(A) Dandelions

(B) Snapdragons

(C) Tigerlilies

(D) Roses

What does George do while Nick and Martha are necking?

(A) Sings

(B) Dances

(C) Reads

(D) Tells Honey what is going on

What kind of alcohol does Honey drink?

(A) Brandy

(B) White wine

(C) Bourbon

(D) Gin

Where did Honey and Nick come from?

(A) Nebraska

(B) Ohio

(C) Kansas

(D) Kentucky

What happened when Martha and George were learning to box?

(A) They never made it to the ring because they would fight verbally too much

(B) Her father would knock them both out

(C) George knocked out Martha

(D) Martha knocked out George

What do Nick and Martha knock into while they are necking?

(A) A stained-glass window

(B) Chimes

(C) George

(D) The fireplace

What animals do Nick and George compare the women of the University to?

(A) Cats

(B) Geese

(C) Snakes

(D) Goldfish

Who is the oldest character in the play?

(A) George

(B) Honey

(C) Martha

(D) Nick

What language does George recite his prayer in?

(A) Italian

(B) English

(C) German

(D) Latin

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