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Once in a Lifetime | Quiz

Moss Hart
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Once in a Lifetime | Quiz

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1)

Who works in this building? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

Native New Yorkers.
Minorities.
Bums.
Hopeful actors and actresses.
2)

What does Glogauer return to do? (from Act 3, Scene 3)

Take a new script to George.
Thank George.
Give George his job back.
Purchase more planes.
3)

What are the Schlepkin brothers to Glogauer? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

The stones in his shoe.
His close friends.
An embarrassment.
His relatives.
4)

For whom are Jerry, May, and George waiting in this building? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

The Schlepkin brothers.
Mr. Glogauer.
Mae West.
Helen.
5)

What sends Glogauer into fits? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

Seeing the trio.
His new medication.
The mention of the Schlepkin name.
The fish he eats, to which he is allergic.
6)

Where does Vail head after leaving Los Angeles? (from Act 2)

To Colorado.
Back to the East coast.
Back to Los Angeles.
To Florida.
7)

What is not the gross blunder originally thought? (from Act 3, Scene 3)

Glogauer's hiring of Susan.
The new studio facilities.
The diction school.
George's airplane purchase.
8)

Why do these people offer Glogauer any price he names? (from Act 3, Scene 3)

For the rental of the planes.
For the purchase of the boats.
For the purchase of the planes.
For the rights to create plane movies.
9)

What does Vail continue, while sitting with George? (from Act 2)

Reading.
Writing.
Telling George jokes.
His soapbox speech.
10)

Why does Glogauer agree to the diction school? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

So he can send them to the Schlepkin brothers.
He wants actors and actresses who speak well.
So that he can take the lead by training his actors and actresses.
He wants to practice his own diction.
11)

What is somewhat sad about this trip? (from Act 3, Scene 2)

It was only yesterday that she made the same trip.
It is the first trip she has ever been on.
It is her last trip home.
It had not been that long ago that they had been headed to California full of hope.
12)

What is Vitaphone? (from Act 2)

The company that brings sound to movies.
A new telephone company.
A vitamin company.
A new hair product used by Hollywood actresses.
13)

Who requests Mr. Glogauer's presence? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

Helen.
The twelve Schlepkin brothers.
Frank Sinatra.
Frank Lloyd Wright.
14)

What Is May's intent for the movie industry? (from Act 3, Scene 2)

To makes some long, overdue changes to the mechanics of it.
To only employ kind people.
To lower the salaries.
To make sure the actresses are both beautiful and intelligent.
15)

To whom will this person introduce the trio? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

The Schlepkin brothers.
Helen.
Mae West.
Mr. Glogauer.
16)

When was this script last used? (from Act 3, Scene 1)

Twenty years ago.
Last week.
Two years ago.
Six months ago.
17)

What does George ask of May? (from Act 3, Scene 2)

To return to Hollywood.
If he can stay with her for awhile.
To stay in New York.
To open Glogauer Studios in New York.
18)

When is this person expected to arrive on the set? (from Act 3, Scene 1)

Next month.
One week.
Any minute.
Tomorrow.
19)

Why does Glogauer feel this way? (from Act 3, Scene 3)

He is happy for George's success.
Over the news that George has purchased over two thousand planes.
He is losing some of his own popularity to George.
He is surprised that George has purchased so many planes.
20)

Who is offering Glogauer any price he names? (from Act 3, Scene 3)

His friends.
Studios all over town.
Pilots.
Explorers.
21)

What has Vail not been given in the six months he has been in Hollywood? (from Act 2)

Supplies.
A home.
His pay.
An assignment.
22)

With whom does George feel this way? (from Act 3, Scene 1)

Himself.
May.
Jerry.
Mr. Glogauer.
23)

Of what does George remind Glogauer, after Glogauer says why he does not want Susan as the country girl? (from Act 2)

He needs to be paid.
Susan is perfect for the role.
His failure to have bought Vitaphone.
He trusts George.
24)

What happens at the end of this scene? (from Act 3, Scene 1)

May quits.
George is promoted.
Jerry, May, and George are fired.
Mr. Glogauer quits.
25)

What does this parade set off? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

Squeals from autograph seekers.
An interest in parades.
The fire alarm.
The holiday season.
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