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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the Introduction, during what years did Susan Glaspell work as a reporter for the Des Moines News?
(a) 1880-1882
(b) 1888-1895
(c) 1899-1901
(d) 1798-1805

3. For how many months did Susan Glaspell cover the John Hossack murder case?
(a) 30
(b) 4
(c) 20
(d) 16

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As a founding member of a famous theatrical collaboration, Susan Glaspell arranged for the first ever reading of a play by what famed playwright?

2. Who portrayed Lewis Hale in the original production of Trifles?

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

4. Where did the trial for John Hossack’s murder take place?

5. In what year was John Hossack murdered?

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