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Angels in America | Quiz

Tony Kushner
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Angels in America | Quiz

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1)

In which borough of New York is Hannah Pitt lost in Act 3, Scene 4? (from Part 1: Act 3, Scene 3 | Part 1: Act 3, Scene 4)

Manhattan
Queens
Brooklyn
Bronx
2)

According to Prior, essentially what is AZT? (from Part 2: Act 5, Scene 8 | Part 2: Act 5, Scene 9)

A cure
Poison
A placebo
Hoakum
3)

According to Prior's rant in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 7, the Recording Angel snaps the spine of what book? (from Part 1: Act 3, Scene 7 | Part 1: Act 3, Scene 8)

The Book of Life
The Book of Days
The Book of Heaven
The Book of the Dead
4)

From what dead figure does Ethel Rosenberg send a "hello" in Act 3, Scene 5? (from Part 1: Act 3, Scene 5 | Part 1: Act 3, Scene 6)

Joseph Welch
Lenin
Whitaker Chambers
Her husband
5)

What is the identity of Harper's Eskimo? (from Part 2: Act 1, Scene 1 | Part 2: Act 1, Scene 2)

Prior
Hannah
Joe
Mr. Lies
6)

What kind of cologne is Joe wearing in Act 1, Scene 6? (from Part 2: Act 1, Scene 7 | Part 2: Act 2, Scene 1)

Bulgari
Faberge
Alain Delon
Giorgio
7)

What do Hannah and Prior say they have in common in Act 5, Scene 8? (from Part 2: Act 5, Scene 8 | Part 2: Act 5, Scene 9)

They both saw an Angel
They both need someone by their side
They both rely on the kindness of strangers
They both had peculiar dreams
8)

To what does Harper compare the souls she dreams of rising to heaven? (from Part 2: Act 5, Scene 10 | Epilogue: Bethesda, February 1990)

Balloons
Meteors
Skydivers
Birds
9)

Who does Roy Cohn call in Act 1, Scene 5, to get his own stash of AZT? (from Part 2: Act 1, Scene 5 | Part 2: Act 1, Scene 6)

Nancy Reagan
Ed Meese
Joe Pitt
Martin Heller
10)

What bible story does Louis ask Joe to tell him in Act 3, Scene 7? (from Part 1: Act 3, Scene 7 | Part 1: Act 3, Scene 8)

The story of Jacob and the Angel
The story of Saul's conversion
The story of Lazarus
The story of Jacob and Isaac
11)

What is Hannah's response to Prior when he asks in what God does to prophets who refuse their vision? (from Part 2: Act 4, Scene 5 | Part 2: Act 4, Scene 6)

He forgives them eventually
No prophet would do that
She dares not say
He feeds them to whales
12)

What historical twentieth century event happened the day God abandoned the Angels? (from Part 2: Act 2, Scene 2 | Part 2: Act 3, Scene 1)

The Great San Francisco Earthquake
V-J Day
The Stonewall Riots
Black Tuesday
13)

What is Prior Walter's response to the Angel at the end Of Act 1, Scene 1? (from Part 2: Act 1, Scene 1 | Part 2: Act 1, Scene 2)

Bless me.
Go away.
Help!
Who are you?
14)

Where do Louis Ironson's parents live? (from Part 2: Act 5, Scene 2 | Part 2: Act 5, Scene 3)

Schenectady
Hicksville
Buffalo
Albany
15)

Which of the following is not something Prior keeps in his bed to ward off spirits in Act 3, Scene 6? (from Part 1: Act 3, Scene 5 | Part 1: Act 3, Scene 6)

A mirror
A crucifix
Garlic
A wooden stake
16)

According to Joe in Act 4, Scene 4, why did he travel from Utah to New York? (from Part 2: Act 4, Scene 3 | Part 2: Act 4, Scene 4)

To get away from Hannah
To find a place where Harper wouldn't stick out
To be a real lawyer
To follow his heart
17)

What character's spirit helps Louis with the Kaddish? (from Part 2: Act 5, Scene 2 | Part 2: Act 5, Scene 3)

Ethel Rosenberg
Rabbi Chemelwitz
Sarah Ironson
Roy Cohn
18)

What does the Mormon Mother smell that indicates that her husband is returning? (from Part 2: Act 3, Scene 4 | Part 2: Act 3, Scene 5)

Decay
Honey
Salt
Fire
19)

Who summons the ladder out of heaven for Prior Walter in Act 5, Scene 6? (from Part 2: Act 5, Scene 6 | Part 2: Act 5, Scene 7)

The Angel
Rabbi Chemelwitz
Sarah Ironson
Ethel Rosenberg
20)

To where is Harper traveling in Act 5, Scene 10? (from Part 2: Act 5, Scene 10 | Epilogue: Bethesda, February 1990)

Washington D.C.
San Fransisco
Salt Lake City
London
21)

What treatment does Belize warn Roy to skip in Act 1, Scene 5? (from Part 2: Act 1, Scene 5 | Part 2: Act 1, Scene 6)

Ice packs to lower his temperature
Morphine drip
AZT
Radiation
22)

To what famous media icon does Prior compare Joe in Act 4, Scene 2? (from Part 2: Act 4, Scene 1 | Part 2: Act 4, Scene 2)

The Marlboro Man
James Bond
John Wayne
Burt Reynolds
23)

Where in Prior's apartment are the Sacred Prophetic Implements? (from Part 2: Act 2, Scene 2 | Part 2: Act 3, Scene 1)

In the television
Under his bed
The kitchen
The bathroom
24)

In Act 4, Scene 4, Prior tells Hannah it would be her lucky day if he was what? (from Part 2: Act 4, Scene 3 | Part 2: Act 4, Scene 4)

A Mormon
Straight
A hairdresser
Stronger
25)

What is Roy Cohn most proud of in his entire career? (from Part 1: Act 3, Scene 5 | Part 1: Act 3, Scene 6)

The Rosenberg execution
The Alger Hiss case
The Army-McCarthy hearings
The Reagan Revolution
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