Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What were some of the early signs of Williams' progressive consumption of drug and alcohol? (from Thunder of Disintegration)

He had uncontrollable crying jags.

He noticed a tendency to fall asleep during dinner, a degree of mental confusion and an inability to think clearly and consecutively.

He sometimes passed out after two drinks.

His speech became slurred.

2.

How did Williams countermand the directions of Dr. Kubie? (from Beanstalk Country)

He continued to drink, use drugs and write.

Williams had contact with his family within a few weeks.

Williams refused to renounce his homosexuality.

Williams said he could not afford to be hospitalized for three months.

3.

What did Tennessee Williams find most discouraging about his engagement with Hollywood over production of "The Glass Menagerie?" (from The Erotics of Absence)

The fact the studio wanted to sensationalize presentation of the drama, instead of respecting it as a work of art.

That the studio insisted on shooting it in black and white, instead of color.

The refusal of the movie studio to cast Laurette Taylor as Amanda WIngfield.

The fact that "script doctors," or "the cornball department," as Williams called them, wanted to rewrite the ending into something more palatable to them.

4.

How did Tennessee Williams describe his motivation for writing in "Blood - Hot and Personal"? (from Blood — Hot and Personal)

To avoid his brother's fate of going to law school.

He told one critic that his work was yearning and "a deep cry for love."

Williams said his work demonstrated the human heat in conflict with itself.

To pay the bills for his sister's hospitalization.

5.

What direction did Williams' life take once he'd burned his personal and professional bridges? (from The Long Farewell)

He started a children's theatre in Chicago.

Williams, for the first time in his life, became political and worked for left wing causes.

Tennessee began coaching young actors.

Williams became a leader in the gay rights movement.

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