Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following best describes Martha’s tone when George cannot remember the name of the Bette Davis film?

A) Understanding

B) Perturbed

C) Amused

D) Apathetic

2. Which of the following words describes Martha and George’s relationship in Act I?

A) Tumultuous

B) Intimate

C) Timid

D) Platonic

3. After singing Martha’s new song, George notes to the guests that Martha believes that “[u]nless you carry on like a hyena, you’re not having any fun.” Which of the following literary terms is used in this quote?

A) Synecdoche

B) Symbolism

C) Simile

D) Soliloquy

4. Which of the following literary terms does George use consistently throughout the play?

A) Allegories of French parables

B) Allusions of historical periods

C) Anaphoras in poetry

D) Alliterations by British authors

5. Which of the following phrases best reflect George’s view of his work at the university?

A) Inescapable and monotonous

B) Exciting and perplexing

C) Confusing and overwhelming

D) Intriguing and joyful

6. Which branch of biology is referenced throughout the play?

A) Ecology

B) Genetics

C) Zoology

D) Botany

7. Which of the following phrases best describes what George and Nick’s fields symbolize respectively?

A) The powerful and weak

B) The past and the future

C) The positive and the negative

D)The hopeful and the disdained

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