Buried Child Quizzes

Buried Child Quiz 1

1 When was Sam Shepard born?
1950

1942

1943

1937
2 When did this play premiere?
1972

1969

1978

1983
3 Where?
Off-Broadway

Broadway

The Globe

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

The Pulitzer for Drama

Obie Award for Best Play

Academy Award for Best Dramatic Play
5 Where does the play take place?
Los Angeles

Illinois

Connecticut

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

Fool for Love

True West

Desire Under the Elms
7 Who directed the original production?
Sam Shepard

Elia Kazan

Peter Brook

Robert Woodruff
8 When was the play revived on Broadway?
2000

1992

1998

1996
9 In what year does the play take place?
1971

1962

1978

1999
10 Who is sitting on the couch at the start of the play?
Shelly

Vince

Tilden

Dodge
11 How old is Dodge?
In his 50s

In his 70s

In his 40s

In his 80s
12 What is the weather?
Overcast

Wind

Sun

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

Pills

A flask of whiskey

Cigars
14 Who is upstairs?
Tilden

Halie

Vince

Bradley
15 How old is Halie?
In her 80s

In her 60s

In his 40s

In her 30s
16 What do Dodge and Halie argue about first?
Whether she should go visit Father Dewis

Whether he should take a pill

Whether they should call their son

Whether he should stop drinking
17 Where does Halie say she once went with a "wonderful man"?
Horse races

A Broadway play

A tropical resort

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

Florida or California

Connecticut

Ohio
19 Who is their eldest son?
Vince

Dodge Jr.

Tilden

Bradley
20 Why is Bradley coming over later?
To take Halie to church

To help them fix their television

To weed the garden

To cut Dodge's hair
21 Who is Halie meeting for lunch?
Father Dewis

Bradley

Shelly

Vince
22 How old is Tilden?
In his 30s

In his 40s

In his 20s

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

He is underweight

He is strikingly handsome

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

Carrots

Flowers

Corn
25 When was the last time the back yard yielded crops?
1940

1956

1938

1935

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