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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Trifles is seen by critics and theorists as an early example of what dramatic genre?
(a) Dadaist drama
(b) Absurdist drama
(c) Feminist drama
(d) Realist drama

2. According to Mrs. Peters, what is Mrs. Wright worried will freeze?
(a) Bread
(b) Fruitcake
(c) Preserves
(d) Summer vegetables

3. Where does Mr. Hale say Mrs. Wright pointed when he asks her where Mr. Wright is?
(a) Toward town
(b) Upstairs
(c) To the barn
(d) To the kitchen

4. When did Mr. Hale come to the house and discover the murder?
(a) Yesterday
(b) Last week
(c) Last month
(d) Two days ago

5. The success of Trifles rests largely on what dramatic/literary device that means the audience is aware of facts not grasped by characters in the play?
(a) Exposition
(b) Alliteration
(c) Metaphor
(d) Irony

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Mr. Hale knock on the Wrights’ door when he discovers the murder?

2. Which of the following is a central theme in Trifles?

3. Mrs. Peters says that her first baby died when he was how old?

4. Mrs. Hale remarks to Mrs. Peters, “Well, I don’t see any signs of” what “around here”?

5. What word describing the men in Trifles means to behave in an offensively condescending manner?

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