Q. Music Halls opened in ____ year against the competition to the theatres.
a) 1852
b) 1853
c) 1854
d) 1855
Q. “Caste” is a masterpiece written down by ____.
a) Oscar Wilde
b) George Bernard Shaw
c) Henrik Ibsen
d) Thomas William Robertson
Q. Who is the founder of modernism in theatre?
a) Oscar Wilde
b) George Bernard Shaw
c) Henrik Ibsen
d) Thomas William Robertson
Q. William Archer translated the work of Henrik Ibsen in which of the following year:
a) 1860
b) 1870
c) 1880
d) 1890
Q. “A Doll’s House” is a masterpiece of:
a) Anton Chekhov
b) Arthur Pinero
c) Henrik Ibsen
d) George Bernard Shaw
Q. Henry Arthur Jones got his first success with his famous Melodrama:
a) The Silver King
b) The Shaughraun
c) The Case of Rebellious Susan
d) Lady Audley’s Secret
Q. Saints and Sinners was published by Henry Arthur Jones in the year____.
a) 1854
b) 1864
c) 1874
d) 1884
Q. What did Arthur Pinero promote through his creativity?
a) The development of melodrama
b) Theater into more sustained and socially daring theme
c) Radical economic reforms in England
d) Farcical comedies
Q. Which play by Arthur Pinero depicted a man tormented by memories of his past transgressions?
a) “The Second Mrs. Tanqueray”
b) ” The Importance of Being Earnest “
c) “The Profligate”
d) “Hamlet”
Q. Why was “The Second Mrs. Tanqueray” widely applauded?
a) It was the only play of its time with a happy ending.
b) It tackled the past of a major character and explored complex social isolation.
c) It focused exclusively on farcical comedy.
d) It romanticized Victorian values without criticism.