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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sentence was the murder suspect given for the murder of John Hossack?
(a) Death by electric chair
(b) 25 years in prison
(c) Death by hanging
(d) Life in prison

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

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

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

5. How many articles did Susan Glaspell write as a reporter that covered the John Hossack murder case?
(a) 15
(b) 35
(c) 26
(d) 10

Short Answer Questions

1. What character did Susan Glaspell portray in the original production of Trifles?

2. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?

3. According to the Introduction, who played the role of Henry Peters in the original production of Trifles?

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

5. According to the Introduction, during what years did Susan Glaspell work as a reporter for the Des Moines News?

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