Deck 5: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

Question 1

While waiting for Godot, it is seen that of the two friends, Estragon

A)Is stronger than Vladimir
B)Is dependent on Vladimir
C)Is handsomer than Vladimir
D)Is cleverer than Vladimir

Answer 1

Is dependent on Vladimir

Question 2

Pozzo says that Lucky has been serving him for nearly

A)30 years
B)40 years
C)50 years
D)60 years

Answer 2

60 years

Question 3

The characters in Waiting for Godot represent

A)Businessmen
B)Craftsmen
C)Millionaires
D)All of humanity

Answer 3

All of humanity

Question 4

Estragon and Vladimir said that if Godot did not turn up the next day, they would

A)Never wait for him again
B)Go home right away
C)Hang themselves from the tree
D)Kill the boy

Question 5

The boy came to tell them that Godot would definitely turn up

A)2 days later
B)That very evening
C)The next day
D)Next week

Question 6

Despite their differences, Vladimir and Estragon are

A)Twins
B)Both strong
C)Both patient
D)Interchangeable

Question 7

When Pozzo first enters, what does he reveal he is on his way to do?

A)Meet Godot
B)Kill someone
C)Meet a lover
D)Sell his slave

Question 8

Before Pozzo leaves the first time, what does Lucky do to entertain everyone?

A)Sings and dances
B)Dances and thinks
C)Cries and thinks
D)Sings and cries

Question 9

Who informs Pozzo and Lucky that Godot won't be coming on the first day?

A)Lucky
B)Pozzo
C)A boy
D)Godot himself

Question 10

. What has happened to Pozzo when he and Lucky return on the second night?

A)He is blind
B)His leg is broken
C)He can't speak
D)He's a different person

Question 11

What do Estragon and Vladimir do after deciding to leave at the end of the play?

A)Nothing
B)They leave
C)Kill each other
D)Weep

Question 12

What is Vladimir's nickname?

A)Gogo
B)Didi
C)Tricky
D)Boy

Question 13

Which character is addressed by the most names?

A)Vladimir
B)Estragon
C)Pozzo
D)Lucky

Question 14

Which is not one of Estragon's characteristics?

A)Weakness
B)Poor memory
C)Egotistical
D)Helplessness

Question 15

What item of Pozzo's does Lucky carry?

A)His whip
B)His liquor
C)His stool
D)His shoes

Question 16

What is Godot's name thought to refer to?

A)Mankind
B)The universe
C)The earth
D)God

Question 17

What is the first thing the audience sees Estragon doing?

A)Standing still
B)Making a noose
C)Sleeping
D)Taking off his boot

Question 18

Which characters of the New Testament's Gospels are Estragon and Vladimir discussing at the beginning of the play?

A)Joseph and Mary
B)The two thieves
C)Lazarus and Zacchaeus
D)The apostles

Question 19

Where are Estragon and Vladimir supposed to meet Godot?

A)By the tree
B)Near the stream
C)In the desert
D)Top of the hill

Question 20

For Vladimir and Estragon, redemption and survival hangs on the arrival of

A)Lucky
B)Pozzo
C)Godot
D)The boy

Question 21

Waiting for Godot is about the human condition and there are inherent themes of

A)Existentialism
B)Annihilation
C)Survival
D)Tragedy

Question 22

When the boy visits Vladimir and Estragon, he says Godot treats him well but beats his brother, who does not respect Godot as much. Which biblical brothers do the boy and his brother represent in the play?

A)Jacob and Essau
B)Cain and Abel
C)Isaac and Ishmael
D)Moses and Aaron

Question 23

What impediment does Lucky have in Act Two of Waiting for Godot?

A)Blind
B)Limping
C)Mute
D)Deaf

Question 24

Who says the words, 'To every man his little cross…Till he dies…And is forgotten?'

A)Vladimir
B)Estragon
C)Godot
D)Lucky

Question 25

Which characters of the New Testament's Gospel are Estragon and Vladimir discussing at the beginning of the play?

A)Mary and Joseph
B)The two thieves
C)Lazarus and Zacchaeus
D)The apostles

Question 26

What is different about the tree Vladimir and Estragon stand by at the beginning of Act II?

A)There is a noose
B)It's been chopped down
C)It has leaves
D)It's been burned

Question 27

Why can't Pozzo recognize Vladimir and Estragon after they finally helped him up?

A)He hates them
B)He's forgotten them
C)He's blind
D)He's sick

Question 28

Why has Estragon taken the rope out of his trousers?

A)To capture Lucky
B)To make a swing
C)To hang himself
D)To jump rope

Question 29

Who mentioned the two thieves on the crosses at Calvary in Waiting for Godot?

A)Estragon
B)Vladimir
C)Lucky
D)Pozzo

Question 30

How does Estragon describe Lucky's dance?

A)The Hard Stool
B)The Net
C)The Scapegoat's Agony
D)None of the above

Question 31

When Act I opens in Waiting for Godot, Estragon is

A)making castles in the dirt
B)staring off into space
C)asleep
D)trying to pull his boot off

Question 32

Beckett's play is often described under the movement of

A)Surrealism
B)Naturalism
C)Absurdism
D)Modernism

Question 33

As Act I is ending in Waiting for Godot, the boy tells Estragon and Vladimir that Mr. Godot will not come to see them today,

A)but he will surely come tomorrow
B)and he will not be able to come to see them for some weeks
C)because he has no intention of ever coming
D)because he has already seen them

Question 34

What is Vladmir's opinion of people

A)Most are good-hearted
B)Well-meaning but misguided
C)They are ignorant apes
D)All are a little crazy in some way

Question 35

How does Vladimir wish he and Estragon had committed suicide when they had the chance?

A)Stepping in front of a train
B)Hung themselves
C)Jumped from the Eiffel Tower
D)Taking all the pills in the house

Question 36

What is the name of the mistreated man who serves Pozzo?

A)Blaze
B)Bingo
C)Lucky
D)Fortunato

Question 37

What does Lucky decide to leave for someone else?

A)His hat
B)His pipe
C)His boots
D)His Bible

Question 38

What makes Estragon feel unwanted?

A)Godot's delays
B)Pozzo's dismissiveness
C)Not having a job
D)Vladimir's singing

Question 39

What idea sounds appealing to both Vladimir and Estragon?

A)To part company
B)Committing suicide
C)To cease waiting
D)Robbing someone