Buried Child Quizzes

Buried Child Quiz 1

1 When was Sam Shepard born?
1937

1942

1950

1943
2 When did this play premiere?
1978

1983

1969

1972
3 Where?
The Globe

Broadway

Off-Broadway

The Magic Theatre
4 What prestigious award did the play win?
Obie Award for Best Play

Academy Award for Best Dramatic Play

Tony Award for Best Play

The Pulitzer for Drama
5 Where does the play take place?
Connecticut

Los Angeles

Illinois

Kansas City
6 Which of the following is not a Sam Shepard play?
Curse of the Starving Class

Desire Under the Elms

Fool for Love

True West
7 Who directed the original production?
Robert Woodruff

Elia Kazan

Sam Shepard

Peter Brook
8 When was the play revived on Broadway?
1992

1998

1996

2000
9 In what year does the play take place?
1971

1999

1962

1978
10 Who is sitting on the couch at the start of the play?
Shelly

Vince

Tilden

Dodge
11 How old is Dodge?
In his 80s

In his 50s

In his 40s

In his 70s
12 What is the weather?
Sun

Wind

Overcast

Rain
13 What does Dodge hide in the sofa?
A gun

A flask of whiskey

Pills

Cigars
14 Who is upstairs?
Tilden

Halie

Bradley

Vince
15 How old is Halie?
In her 60s

In his 40s

In her 80s

In her 30s
16 What do Dodge and Halie argue about first?
Whether they should call their son

Whether he should stop drinking

Whether she should go visit Father Dewis

Whether he should take a pill
17 Where does Halie say she once went with a "wonderful man"?
A Broadway play

Horse races

A tropical resort

A casino
18 Where was the horse race?
Michigan or Wisconsin

Connecticut

Ohio

Florida or California
19 Who is their eldest son?
Bradley

Dodge Jr.

Tilden

Vince
20 Why is Bradley coming over later?
To help them fix their television

To take Halie to church

To cut Dodge's hair

To weed the garden
21 Who is Halie meeting for lunch?
Shelly

Vince

Father Dewis

Bradley
22 How old is Tilden?
In his 40s

In his 20s

In his 30s

In his 50s
23 What does Shepard note about Tilden's appearance?
He is underweight

He is overweight

He is strikingly handsome

He is burned out
24 What does Tilden bring into the living room?
Potatoes

Carrots

Corn

Flowers
25 When was the last time the back yard yielded crops?
1938

1940

1956

1935

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