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The Playboy of the Western World Quiz

John Millington Synge
This Study Guide consists of approximately 37 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Playboy of the Western World.

The Playboy of the Western World Quiz

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1)

Although Christy is not there when the girls enter the house, they know he has been there because they find his boots, which are: (from Act 2)

Falling apart.
Still warm.
Polished.
Covered in mud, turf and sea sand.
2)

One of themes of the play involves how people: (from Act 3)

React to pain.
Make judgements.
Create relationships.
Fall in love.
3)

Pegeen punishes Christy for being friendly to the girls by: (from Act 2)

Telling the details of the hanging of a man who killed his da.
Making him scrub the dishes.
Banishing him from her home.
Not speaking to him.
4)

Christy tells the girls and the Widow Quin that his father wanted him to: (from Act 2)

Wed the young girl next door so that he would have a maid.
Plow his four acres of potatoes without a horse.
Move out.
Marry an old, overweight, half blind, widow of ill repute.
5)

What does Old Mahon insist the Widow Quin examine? (from Act 2)

His son.
His mind.
His head.
His hat.
6)

Christy leaves Pegeen's house to go: (from Act 2)

To be blessed.
Down to join in the races.
Find Michael Flaherty.
Follow Old Mahon and finish him off.
7)

Which of the following characters is mentioned but does not appear in the play? (from Act 3)

Margaret Flaherty.
Philly Cullen.
Sarah Tansey.
Father Reilly.
8)

Throughout the story, Old Mahon has a habit of: (from Act 3)

Singing.
Fighting.
Coming back from the dead.
Getting lost.
9)

Christy tells the Widow Quin: (from Act 2)

He negotiates for more gifts.
He will think about it.
She is too old for him.
He only has love for Pegeen.
10)

Christy's demeanor as he tells his story can be described as which of the following? (from Act 2)

Romantic.
Gleeful.
Dramatic.
Tortured.
11)

Why does Pegeen tell everyone to leave after Christy returns with his prizes? (from Act 3)

She wants him to run away with her.
He is being obnoxious.
She wants to tell him her secret.
He is hot and sweaty from racing so hard.
12)

Pegeen's village is located: (from Act 2)

On the coast.
In the desert.
In the mountains.
In a valley.
13)

What does the mirror at the beginning of the scene symbolize? (from Act 2)

Christy's reflective personality.
Christy's vanity.
Christy's habit of always looking back.
Christy's two-faced personality.
14)

To gain more control over Christy, Shawn: (from Act 3)

Burn his leg.
Bring him to the police.
Cut the rope.
Pour him a drink.
15)

Which character comes up with the idea of entering Christy into the races and games? (from Act 2)

Pegeen.
Sara Tansey.
Shawn Keogh
The Widow Quin.
16)

How does the Widow Quin try to convince Old Mahon that he is crazy? (from Act 3)

She reminds him that he said his son was a fool, not a winner.
She says Christy is her son.
She pretends she cannot understand him.
She reminds him that he has had hallucinations before.
17)

When Christy refuses to leave, the crowd decides: (from Act 3)

To tie him up with a rope.
That he should marry Pegeen.
To let him go.
They like him after all.
18)

Which character can be described as a character foil for Pegeen? (from Act 2)

James Flaherty.
Shawn.
The Widow Quin.
Christy.
19)

Which of the following literary devices is most prevalent in the play? (from Act 3)

Inference.
Irony.
Humor.
Tragedy.
20)

Pegeen changes her mind about Christy when: (from Act 3)

She receives her dispensation.
She finds out that he lied about killing his father.
He knocks his father out in her front yard.
Shawn suggests they burn him.
21)

What would the Widow Quin not have Christy do if he came to live with her? (from Act 2)

Meet wise men.
Build a goose house.
Hug.
Darning.
22)

What does Philly say he used to do for fun in the graveyard when he was a boy? (from Act 3)

Put together skeleton bones like a puzzle.
Dig for teeth.
Look for ghosts at night.
Play hide-and-seek.
23)

The people of Pegeen's village can be characterized as: (from Act 2)

High society.
Devil worshippers.
Peasants.
Religious zealots.
24)

Why does Christy receive cheers from the crowd? (from Act 3)

He threatens to kill his father.
He proposes to Pegeen.
He wins all of the races.
He leaves town.
25)

When Christy comes out of the back room, the girls: (from Act 2)

Welcome him and offer him food they have brought him.
Condemn him for his lack of Godly morals.
Scream and run away.
Tell him he should marry the Widow Quin.
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