View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the Introduction, what weapon was used to kill John Hossack?
(a) A knife
(b) A gun
(c) A rope
(d) An axe

3. 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) Samuel Beckett
(b) Edward Albee
(c) Eugene O’Neill
(d) Norman Mailer

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

5. In what year was John Hossack murdered?
(a) 1885
(b) 1916
(c) 1900
(d) 1798

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Trifles first performed?

2. Who was accused of the murder of John Hossack?

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

4. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?

5. Where was the theatrical collaboration that Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook formed originated?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 186 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample