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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a founding member of a famous theatrical collaboration, Susan Glaspell arranged for the first ever reading of a play by what famed playwright?
(a) Norman Mailer
(b) Samuel Beckett
(c) Eugene O’Neill
(d) Edward Albee

2. What important theatrical collaboration did Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook found?
(a) The Public Theater
(b) The Greenwich Players
(c) The Provincetown Players
(d) The Cincinnati Players

3. Who portrayed Lewis Hale in the original production of Trifles?
(a) Alexander Hampton
(b) Gino Chelakis
(c) George Cram Cook
(d) Andrew Stabler

4. According to the Introduction, where was Trifles first performed?
(a) The Lucille Lortel Theater
(b) The Wharf Theatre
(c) The St. James Theatre
(d) The Oak Park Theater

5. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?
(a) 1913
(b) 1885
(c) 1919
(d) 1916

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Trifles first performed?

2. According to the Introduction, during what years did Susan Glaspell work as a reporter for the Des Moines News?

3. How many articles did Susan Glaspell write as a reporter that covered the John Hossack murder case?

4. What sentence was the murder suspect given for the murder of John Hossack?

5. According to the Introduction, what weapon was used to kill John Hossack?

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