Deck 4: The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter

Question 1

Goldberg and McCann have come to the boarding house to

A)See Petey and Meg
B)Enjoy a holiday
C)Do a job
D)Visit Stanley

Answer 1

Do a job

Question 2

McCann was methodically tearing pages of newspapers into

A)2 equal strips
B)3 equal strips
C)4 equal strips5 equal strips
D)5 equal strips

Answer 2

5 equal strips

Question 3

When McCann observes that Stanley appears depressed on his birthday, Stanley

A)Says that he has a headache
B)Says that it's not his birthday
C)Says that he is not depressed
D)Tells McCann to go away

Answer 3

Says that it's not his birthday

Question 4

The broken drum that symbolises mental instability represents

A)Petey
B)Stanley
C)Goldberg
D)McCann

Question 5

Meg's fear of the wheelbarrow reflects her fear of

A)Death
B)Sickness
C)Movement
D)Accident

Question 6

Stanley's mental breakdown was caused by

A)Being forced to confront his past sins and delusions
B)The sudden entrance of two more boarders
C)Meg's amorous advances
D)The birthday party

Question 7

"Stan, don't let them tell you what to do!" is said by

A)Meg
B)Petey
C)Lulu
D)McCann

Question 8

What is the name of the game played in the play The Birthday Party?

A)Hide and Seek
B)Cheese
C)Truth or dare
D)Blind man's buff

Question 9

"My motto. Work hard and play hard. Not a day's illness" is said by

A)Stanley
B)Petey
C)Goldberg
D)McCann

Question 10

The name of Lulu's first love is

A)Stanley
B)Eddie
C)Goldberg
D)John

Question 11

The nickname 'Nat' in The Birthday Party refers to

A)Goldberg
B)McCann
C)Stanley
D)Petey

Question 12

Stanley's full name is

A)Stanley Webber
B)Stanley Webster
C)Stanley Weber
D)Stanley Wabber

Question 13

In the play, A Birthday Party, Nat Goldberg is also known as

A)Petey and Benny
B)Simey and Benny
C)Simey and Stanley
D)Stanley and McCann

Question 14

Where did Petey meet Goldberg and McCann?

A)In town
B)On the beach
C)At the Boles' house
D)On the road

Question 15

What instrument does Stanley says he plays professionally?

A)Piano
B)Violin
C)Flute
D)Drums

Question 16

What did Goldberg say when Lulu asked him why he raped her?

A)He apologized
B)He cried and tried to make things right
C)He said she wanted him to do it, so he did
D)He ran away

Question 17

Why did Petey lie to Meg at the end of the play when she asked where Stanley was?

A)Because he was jealous of Stanley and wanted him gone
B)Because the knowledge that Stanley had been taken away would leave Meg mentally fragile
C)Because Stanley was not a good person and manipulated Meg whenever he got the chance
D)Because Petey had killed Stanley and did not want to tell the truth

Question 18

The piece of news Petey reads out aloud from the newspaper in Act I part I of The Birthday Party is about one of the following

A)Comic
B)A birth announcement
C)The horoscope
D)An accident

Question 19

The relationship between Meg and Petey in the play is that of

A)Brother and sister
B)Friends
C)Husband and wife
D)Master and tenant

Question 20

Meg's birthday gift for Stanley is

A)A mat
B)A bottle of whisky
C)A mini piano
D)A drum

Question 21

Goldberg's nickname is

A)Nat
B)Simey
C)Mc Enroe
D)Matt

Question 22

Goldberg and McCann tell Petey they are taking Stanley to

A)Their house
B)His house
C)Another boarding house
D)A doctor

Question 23

McCann and Goldberg accuse Stanley of killing

A)His mother
B)His brother
C)His child
D)His wife

Question 24

Meg and Petey are

A)Brothers and sisters
B)Husband and wife
C)Neighbours
D)Business partners

Question 25

Stanley tells Meg that a ________ is coming to take her away.

A)A policeman
B)A doctor
C)An ambulance
D)A wheelbarrow

Question 26

Meg has an inappropriate flirtatious relationship with

A)Petey
B)Stanley
C)Goldberg
D)McCann

Question 27

What is the birthday gift presented to Stanley?

A)Groceries
B)Chocolates
C)A toy drum
D)Alcohol

Question 28

Who accused Stanley of killing his wife?

A)Goldberg
B)McCann
C)Petey
D)Meg