Buried Child Quizzes

Buried Child Quiz 1

1 When was Sam Shepard born?
1950

1943

1937

1942
2 When did this play premiere?
1978

1983

1972

1969
3 Where?
The Magic Theatre

The Globe

Off-Broadway

Broadway
4 What prestigious award did the play win?
The Pulitzer for Drama

Tony Award for Best Play

Academy Award for Best Dramatic Play

Obie Award for Best Play
5 Where does the play take place?
Connecticut

Los Angeles

Kansas City

Illinois
6 Which of the following is not a Sam Shepard play?
True West

Curse of the Starving Class

Fool for Love

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

1998

1996

1992
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?
Vince

Shelly

Tilden

Dodge
11 How old is Dodge?
In his 50s

In his 70s

In his 80s

In his 40s
12 What is the weather?
Wind

Rain

Overcast

Sun
13 What does Dodge hide in the sofa?
Cigars

A flask of whiskey

A gun

Pills
14 Who is upstairs?
Tilden

Halie

Vince

Bradley
15 How old is Halie?
In his 40s

In her 80s

In her 30s

In her 60s
16 What do Dodge and Halie argue about first?
Whether he should take a pill

Whether he should stop drinking

Whether they should call their son

Whether she should go visit Father Dewis
17 Where does Halie say she once went with a "wonderful man"?
A Broadway play

A casino

A tropical resort

Horse races
18 Where was the horse race?
Florida or California

Ohio

Connecticut

Michigan or Wisconsin
19 Who is their eldest son?
Bradley

Dodge Jr.

Tilden

Vince
20 Why is Bradley coming over later?
To cut Dodge's hair

To take Halie to church

To help them fix their television

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

Vince

Shelly

Father Dewis
22 How old is Tilden?
In his 40s

In his 30s

In his 20s

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

He is burned out

He is underweight

He is strikingly handsome
24 What does Tilden bring into the living room?
Flowers

Carrots

Corn

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

1938

1935

1956

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