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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 3 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who portrayed Lewis Hale in the original production of Trifles?
(a) Gino Chelakis
(b) George Cram Cook
(c) Alexander Hampton
(d) Andrew Stabler

2. What character did Susan Glaspell portray in the original production of Trifles?
(a) Mrs. Samuel
(b) Mrs. Wright
(c) Mrs. Peters
(d) Mrs. Hale

3. According to the Introduction, who played the role of Henry Peters in the original production of Trifles?
(a) Mark Whitburg
(b) Preston Lorio
(c) James Harris
(d) Robert Conville

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

5. Where did the trial for John Hossack’s murder take place?
(a) Albany, New York
(b) Indianola, Iowa
(c) Chicago, Illinois
(d) St. Paul, Minnesota

6. When was Trifles first performed?
(a) March 12, 1885
(b) September 25, 1919
(c) August 8, 1916
(d) July 15, 1901

7. Who was accused of the murder of John Hossack?
(a) Margaret Hossack
(b) Emily Hossack
(c) Muriel Hossack
(d) Sarah Hossack

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

9. Who played the role of George Henderson in the original production of Trifles?
(a) James Warner
(b) Andrew Vestile
(c) Madison Dirks
(d) Michael Hulgan

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

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

12. Where was the theatrical collaboration that Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook formed originated?
(a) Cape Cod, Massachusetts
(b) Bay Ridge, New Jersey
(c) New York, New York
(d) Rutland, Connecticut

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Susan Glaspell marry George Cram Cook?

3. In what year was John Hossack murdered?

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