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The Bald Soprano Quiz

Eugène Ionesco
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The Bald Soprano Quiz

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1)

What excuse does Mrs. Smith give for Mr. Smith's ill temper? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

He is foolish at heart.
He did not get a nap that afternoon.
He is hungry.
He has wet his pants.
2)

According to Mrs. Martin, what do cacao trees produce? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Coffee.
Cocoa.
Coconuts.
Tea.
3)

How does Mr. Smith know the Fire Chief? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

He is an old friend of the family.
He is Mrs. Smith's first husband.
He just put out a fire in the kitchen.
They rode the train together.
4)

What sound do the Smiths argue about? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

The meaning of the gong.
The caller on the telephone.
The sound of Mary's shoes.
The meaning of a ringing doorbell.
5)

Why did the Fire Chief stand outside by the door for a long time before ringing the bell? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

He was talking to Mary.
He was looking for a fire.
He was thinking.
He was humming.
6)

Why does the Fire Chief refuse to visit the Vicar of Wakefield? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

The Vicar is already insured against fires.
He doesn't have the right to extinguish clergymen's fires.
He does not have any tea.
His doorbell is broken.
7)

In the last scene, where does Mr. Smith wish to live? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

In a treehouse in London park.
Somewhere over the rainbow.
In the south of France.
In his cabana among his cacao trees.
8)

Which machine does Mrs. Smith imitate in the last scene? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

A bulldozer.
A lorry.
A train.
A tractor.
9)

According to the Fire Chief, why did the young woman asphyxiate? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

She sat for too long.
She did not drink her tea.
She was waiting for someone to answer the door.
She thought her gas was her comb.
10)

How does Mr. Smith claim to know the Fire Chief's mother? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

They rode the train together.
She was in the kitchen when it caught fire.
She courted Mr. Smith.
She was Mr. Smith's first wife.
11)

What comment does Mr. Martin make about Mary's poem? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

It was timid, dull, and exciting.
It was marvelous.
It sent chills up his spine.
There was a certain warmth in the lines.
12)

In the Fire Chief's story about the young calf, why did the calf give birth to a cow? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

It ate too much ground glass.
The cow was too lazy to birth the calf.
It was trying to improve the stock.
It was in a hurry.
13)

According to the Fire Chief, who rang the doorbell the third time? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

No one.
He did.
Mary.
Mr. Smith.
14)

Whom does Mr. Smith wish would marry his maid? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

A monophysite priest.
William, the shop-assistant.
Mr. Martin.
The Fire Chief.
15)

Who is at the door when Mrs. Smith opens it? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Mary.
The Fire Chief.
The Martins.
No one.
16)

Why didn't Mr. Martin see himself in the mirror that morning? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

He wasn't there yet.
He was downstairs finishing his tea.
He was too busy.
He did not have his reading glasses.
17)

What does Mrs. Martin offer to trade for a coffin? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Her mother-in-law's slippers.
A gold ring.
A silver salver.
Mr. Martin.
18)

Why can't Mrs. Smith read the clock? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

It is running backwards.
She must pour the tea.
It is contradictory, and indicates the opposite of the hour.
She does not have her reading glasses.
19)

In the final scene of the play, which bird name does Mr. Smith begin to chant? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Eagle.
Cockatoos.
Chickadee.
Sparrow.
20)

Which part of the alphabet does Mrs Martin quote in the last scene? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Vowels.
Consonants.
The first half.
The second half.
21)

According to Mrs. Martin, why have there been so few fires the past year? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

The price of tea has been terribly high.
The children are too well behaved.
The rain has been too heavy.
The tariffs have been too high.
22)

Whom does Mr. Smith claim has not been properly brought up? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Mary.
Mr. Martin.
The Fire Chief.
Mrs. Smith.
23)

Why does Mrs. Smith kiss the Fire Chief? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

He claims to have saved her life.
He pretends to be Mr. Smith.
She finds him charming.
He is collecting kisses.
24)

What poem does Mary recite? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Poor Poetry.
The Blaze.
The Fire.
Madness.
25)

What did Mrs. Martin see a man doing on the Underground? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Reading a newspaper.
Sneezing.
Tying his shoelace.
Running up and down the tracks.
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