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  • 1. Who wrote the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?
A) Arthur Miller
B) Eugene O'Neill
C) Tennessee Williams
D) Edward Albee
  • 2. In what year was Cat on a Hot Tin Roof published/produced as a three-act play?
A) 1958
B) 1950
C) 1962
D) 1955
  • 3. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is an adaptation of which of Tennessee Williams's short stories?
A) Three Players of a Summer Game
B) The Grass Menagerie
C) A Summer of Players
D) Delta Autumn
  • 4. What prestigious award did Cat on a Hot Tin Roof win in 1955?
A) Pulitzer Prize for Drama
B) Tony Award for Best Play
C) New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
D) Academy Award for Best Picture
  • 5. Where is the play set?
A) A mansion in downtown Memphis
B) A modest apartment in New Orleans
C) A plantation home in the Mississippi Delta
D) A country estate in Georgia
  • 6. What is Big Daddy Pollitt's profession and status in the play?
A) A wealthy cotton tycoon and the Delta's biggest cotton-planter
B) A prominent local politician
C) A successful oil baron
D) A retired railroad magnate
  • 7. What is the name of Brick's wife?
A) Maggie
B) Mae
C) Dixie
D) Big Mama
  • 8. Which of the following motifs is NOT mentioned as appearing in the play?
A) Social mores
B) Space travel
C) Mendacity
D) Decay
  • 9. What type of dialect is often used in the play's dialogue to represent Southern accents?
A) High-society British dialect
B) Pidgin English
C) Cockney rhyming slang
D) Eye dialect
  • 10. Who played Maggie in the 1958 film adaptation?
A) Elizabeth Taylor
B) Kim Stanley
C) Marilyn Monroe
D) Barbara Bel Geddes
  • 11. Who played Brick in the 1958 film adaptation?
A) Ben Gazzara
B) Cliff Robertson
C) Paul Newman
D) Keir Dullea
  • 12. In what year did Tennessee Williams make substantial excisions and alterations for a major revival?
A) 1955
B) 1988
C) 1974
D) 1968
  • 13. What is the occasion for the family gathering at the plantation?
A) Big Daddy's birthday
B) A Fourth of July celebration
C) Brick and Maggie's wedding anniversary
D) A family funeral
  • 14. What medical clinic has Big Daddy just returned from?
A) Mayo Clinic
B) Johns Hopkins
C) Ochsner Clinic
D) Cleveland Clinic
  • 15. What is Big Daddy's true medical diagnosis, which is kept secret from him?
A) He is dying of cancer
B) He has a failing heart
C) He suffers from advanced tuberculosis
D) He has severe diabetes
  • 16. What was Brick's occupation before his malaise?
A) Cotton broker
B) Lawyer
C) Baseball pitcher
D) Football hero
  • 17. Whose suicide deeply traumatized Brick and fueled his drinking?
A) Gooper
B) Big Daddy
C) Doc Baugh
D) Skipper
  • 18. What are the names of Brick's brother and sister-in-law?
A) Tom and Daisy
B) Sonny and Trixie
C) Gooper and Mae
D) Lester and Sookey
  • 19. Why does Brick infuriate Maggie regarding the family fortune?
A) By demanding his inheritance immediately
B) By ignoring Gooper's attempts to gain control of it
C) By trying to give all the money to charity
D) By hiding the family savings
  • 20. What caused Skipper to 'snap' according to Brick's explanation?
A) Inner doubts after trying to prove Maggie wrong by going to bed with her
B) A career-ending football injury
C) Losing all his money in the stock market
D) Being disowned by Big Daddy
  • 21. What did Skipper confess to Brick shortly before committing suicide?
A) That he wanted to marry Maggie
B) That he stole money from the family business
C) His attraction to Brick
D) That he never liked football
  • 22. How did Brick react when Skipper confessed his attraction?
A) He rejected him
B) He accepted him warmly
C) He challenged him to a fight
D) He told Big Daddy immediately
  • 23. How does Big Daddy react when Brick tells him the clinic report was falsified?
A) He immediately calls the doctor
B) He storms out of the room
C) He faints
D) He laughs it off as a joke
  • 24. Who tells Big Mama the truth about her husband's terminal illness?
A) Maggie, Brick, Mae, Gooper, and Doc Baugh
B) The local priest
C) Only Big Daddy
D) Only Gooper
  • 25. What does Maggie do at the end of the play to secure Brick's inheritance?
A) Buys out Gooper's share
B) Sells the plantation
C) Tells Big Daddy she is pregnant
D) Forges Big Daddy's will
  • 26. What does Maggie do with the liquor when she is alone with Brick at the end?
A) Pours it all down the drain
B) Locks it away
C) Drinks it with him
D) Hides it under the bed
  • 27. What promise does Maggie make to Brick at the very end of the play?
A) That she will buy him a new football team
B) That she will never speak of Skipper again
C) That she will 'make the lie true'
D) That she will leave the plantation forever
  • 28. Which character frequently uses the word 'mendacity' to express disgust?
A) Brick
B) Gooper
C) Big Daddy
D) Big Mama
  • 29. In a draft footnote, what does Williams deem the play's only affirmative thing about 'Man's Fate'?
A) That family bonds can never be broken
B) That wealth brings ultimate happiness
C) That man has it in his power to keep a tight mouth about it rather than squeal like a pig
D) That love conquers all deceit
  • 30. Where and when did the original Broadway production open?
A) ANTA Theater on March 7, 1955
B) Comedy Theatre on January 30, 1958
C) Morosco Theater on March 24, 1955
D) Forrest Theatre on March 24, 1955
  • 31. Who directed the original Broadway production of the play?
A) Peter Hall
B) Sam Gold
C) Howard Davies
D) Elia Kazan
  • 32. Which cast member from the original Broadway production was nominated for a Tony Award?
A) Burl Ives
B) Mildred Dunnock
C) Ben Gazzara
D) Barbara Bel Geddes
  • 33. What changes did Elia Kazan request for the third act of the original production?
A) Make Maggie more sympathetic, have Big Daddy reappear, and give Brick a moral awakening
B) Remove Big Daddy entirely and focus on Gooper
C) Set the final act in New York City
D) Have Brick commit suicide like Skipper
  • 34. Who played Big Daddy in the original Broadway production?
A) Charles Durning
B) Ned Beatty
C) James Earl Jones
D) Burl Ives
  • 35. Who played Brick in the original Broadway production?
A) Paul Newman
B) Ian Charleson
C) Keir Dullea
D) Ben Gazzara
  • 36. Who directed the 1958 London production at the Comedy Theatre?
A) Howard Davies
B) Peter Hall
C) Anthony Page
D) Elia Kazan
  • 37. Who starred as Maggie in the 1974 American Shakespeare Theatre revival?
A) Sienna Miller
B) Scarlett Johansson
C) Elizabeth Ashley
D) Kathleen Turner
  • 38. Which actor won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for the 1990 Broadway revival?
A) Ned Beatty
B) Charles Durning
C) James Earl Jones
D) Pat Hingle
  • 39. Who starred as Maggie in the 1990 Broadway revival?
A) Ashley Judd
B) Lindsay Duncan
C) Kathleen Turner
D) Anika Noni Rose
  • 40. Who played Brick in the 2001 London revival at the Lyric Shaftesbury?
A) Terrence Howard
B) Jason Patric
C) Keir Dullea
D) Brendan Fraser
  • 41. Why did the 2003 Broadway revival starring Ashley Judd and Jason Patric close early in March 2004?
A) Ashley Judd sustained an ankle injury
B) The theater was scheduled for demolition
C) Disputes among the cast members
D) Low ticket sales and poor financial returns
  • 42. Who directed the 2008 all-black Broadway production of the play?
A) Debbie Allen
B) Howard Davies
C) Sam Gold
D) Elia Kazan
  • 43. Who played Big Daddy in the 2008 all-black Broadway production?
A) Burl Ives
B) James Earl Jones
C) Ciarán Hinds
D) Colm Meaney
  • 44. Which production won the 2010 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival of a Play?
A) The West End transfer of the 2008 production
B) The 2024 Almeida Theatre production
C) The 2001 Lyric Shaftesbury production
D) The 1958 Comedy Theatre production
  • 45. Who played Maggie in the 2013 Broadway revival directed by Rob Ashford?
A) Jacqueline McKenzie
B) Scarlett Johansson
C) Daisy Edgar-Jones
D) Mary Stuart Masterson
  • 46. Who suggested to Scarlett Johansson that she fit the role of Maggie better than characters in The Glass Menagerie?
A) Ben Brantley
B) Benjamin Walker
C) Rob Ashford
D) Stuart Thompson
  • 47. Which theater company was granted the right to perform the show off-Broadway for the first time in history in 2022?
A) American Shakespeare Theatre
B) National Theatre
C) Ruth Stage
D) Young Vic
  • 48. Who directed the London revival at the Almeida Theatre in December 2024?
A) James Dacre
B) Benedict Andrews
C) Rebecca Frecknall
D) Sam Gold
  • 49. Who announced plans to direct a new Broadway revival in spring 2027?
A) David Auburn
B) Sam Gold
C) Rob Ashford
D) Anthony Page
  • 50. What recurring phrase is said by both Big Daddy and Brick after expressions of love?
A) Life is but a walking shadow
B) Wouldn't it be funny if that was true?
C) Truth is stranger than fiction
D) The time has come, the walrus said
  • 51. How many weeks did the original production first run for in Philadelphia before moving to Broadway?
A) Six weeks
B) Four weeks
C) One week
D) Two weeks
  • 52. At which theater in Philadelphia did the original production play prior to Broadway?
A) ANTA Theater
B) Morosco Theater
C) Belvoir St Theatre
D) Forrest Theatre
  • 53. Who was Ben Gazzara's understudy during the original Broadway production?
A) Keir Dullea
B) Jack Lord
C) Ewen Leslie
D) Cliff Robertson
  • 54. Who replaced Ben Gazzara in the original Broadway production?
A) Cliff Robertson
B) Paul Newman
C) Ian Charleson
D) Jack Lord
  • 55. Who played Big Mama in the original Broadway production?
A) Polly Holliday
B) Dana Ivey
C) Mildred Dunnock
D) Gemma Jones
  • 56. Who played Gooper in the original Broadway production?
A) Brian Gleeson
B) Fred Gwynne
C) Charles Siebert
D) Pat Hingle
  • 57. Who played Mae in the original Broadway production?
A) Lisa Palfrey
B) Abigail McKern
C) Emily Skinner
D) Madeleine Sherwood
  • 58. Which musical artists formed the southern blues duo featured in the 1958 film version?
A) Robert Johnson and Son House
B) Muddy Waters and Little Walter
C) Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry
D) Lead Belly and Blind Lemon Jefferson
  • 59. Which actor played Big Daddy in the 1974 American Shakespeare Theatre revival?
A) Ned Beatty
B) Charles Durning
C) Fred Gwynne
D) Burl Ives
  • 60. In the 1974 revival's transfer to Broadway, what happened to the character of Lacey?
A) He was omitted
B) He became the main narrator
C) His role was doubled in size
D) He was renamed Gooper
  • 61. What adjustment was made to Mae and Gooper's children when the 1974 production moved to Broadway?
A) Their roles were played by adults
B) They were increased to six children
C) They were removed completely
D) The number of children was reduced to three
  • 62. Which actor claimed to be Tennessee Williams's original choice for Big Daddy in 1955 and later toured in the role?
A) Burl Ives
B) John Carradine
C) George Grizzard
D) Marshall Napier
  • 63. Who starred alongside John Carradine in the 1970s road company production as Big Mama?
A) Mildred Dunnock
B) Gemma Jones
C) Polly Holliday
D) Mercedes McCambridge
  • 64. Who directed the 1988 London National Theatre production?
A) Debbie Allen
B) Anthony Page
C) Howard Davies
D) Peter Hall
  • 65. Who played Brick in the 1988 London National Theatre production?
A) Jeremy Davidson
B) Ewen Leslie
C) Ian Charleson
D) Paul Massie
  • 66. Who played Maggie in the 1988 London National Theatre production?
A) Mariah Gale
B) Lindsay Duncan
C) Sanaa Lathan
D) Frances O'Connor
  • 67. Who played Big Daddy in the 1988 London National Theatre production?
A) Leo McKern
B) Colm Meaney
C) Ned Beatty
D) Eric Porter
  • 68. Which theater critic referred to the 1988 London production as the first one that did full justice to the play?
A) Michael Billington
B) Michael Ratcliffe
C) Ben Brantley
D) John Simon
  • 69. How many performances did the 1990 Broadway revival run for?
A) 149 performances
B) 145 performances
C) 86 performances
D) 125 performances
  • 70. How much gross revenue did the 1990 Broadway revival generate?
A) $2.1 million
B) $8.9 million
C) $6.8 million
D) $11.9 million
  • 71. Who played Big Mama in the 1990 Broadway revival?
A) Gemma Jones
B) Debra Monk
C) Dana Ivey
D) Polly Holliday
  • 72. Who directed the 2001 West End revival at the Lyric Shaftesbury?
A) Rob Ashford
B) Simon Stone
C) Howard Davies
D) Anthony Page
  • 73. Who played Maggie in the 2001 West End revival?
A) Sienna Miller
B) Ashley Judd
C) Anika Noni Rose
D) Frances O'Connor
  • 74. Who played Big Daddy in the 2001 West End revival and subsequent 2003 Broadway staging?
A) George Grizzard
B) Charles Durning
C) Ciarán Hinds
D) Ned Beatty
  • 75. Who played Mae in the 2001 West End revival and is the daughter of London's original 1958 Big Daddy?
A) Abigail McKern
B) Emily Skinner
C) Madeleine Sherwood
D) Lisa Palfrey
  • 76. Who played Brick in the 2003 Broadway staging directed by Anthony Page?
A) Jason Patric
B) Jeremy Davidson
C) Brendan Fraser
D) Benjamin Walker
  • 77. Who played Big Mama in the 2003 Broadway staging and earned the show's sole Tony nomination?
A) Debra Monk
B) Margo Martindale
C) Phylicia Rashad
D) Gemma Jones
  • 78. Who directed the 2003 revival at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney?
A) Benedict Andrews
B) Simon Stone
C) David Auburn
D) James Dacre
  • 79. Who played Maggie in the 2003 Belvoir St Theatre production in Sydney?
A) Mary Stuart Masterson
B) Jacqueline McKenzie
C) Rebecca Brooksher
D) Mariah Gale
  • 80. Who played Big Daddy in the 2004 production at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.?
A) George Grizzard
B) Daragh O'Malley
C) Marshall Napier
D) Jim Beaver
  • 81. Which two actors from the 2004 Kennedy Center production married shortly afterward?
A) Mary Stuart Masterson and Jeremy Davidson
B) Scarlett Johansson and Benjamin Walker
C) Sienna Miller and Jack O'Connell
D) Ashley Judd and Jason Patric
  • 82. Who played Brick in the 2008 all-black Broadway production?
A) Terrence Howard
B) James Earl Jones
C) Kingsley Ben-Adir
D) Adrian Lester
  • 83. Who played Big Mama in the 2008 Broadway production and later reprised her role in London?
A) Kim Criswell
B) Linda Gehringer
C) Dana Ivey
D) Phylicia Rashad
  • 84. Who played Maggie in the 2008 Broadway production?
A) Daisy Edgar-Jones
B) Sanaa Lathan
C) Anika Noni Rose
D) Rebecca Brooksher
  • 85. How much did the 2008 Broadway production gross, recouping its capitalization within 12 weeks?
A) $6.8 million
B) $11.9 million
C) $2.1 million
D) $8.9 million
  • 86. Who played Brick in the November 2009 West End transfer of the production?
A) Kingsley Ben-Adir
B) Adrian Lester
C) James Earl Jones
D) Terrence Howard
  • 87. Who played Maggie in the November 2009 West End transfer?
A) Sienna Miller
B) Daisy Edgar-Jones
C) Anika Noni Rose
D) Sanaa Lathan
  • 88. In what year and city was a production presented at the English Theater to mark Williams's 100th birthday?
A) 2011 in Vienna, Austria
B) 2013 in London, England
C) 2008 in New York, USA
D) 2011 in Toronto, Canada
  • 89. Who played Brick in the 2011 production at the Shaw Festival in Canada?
A) Gray Powell
B) Benjamin Walker
C) Maya O’Connell
D) Charles Aitken
  • 90. Who directed the 2013 Broadway revival at the Richard Rodgers Theatre?
A) Sam Gold
B) David Auburn
C) James Dacre
D) Rob Ashford
  • 91. Who played Big Daddy in the 2013 Broadway revival?
A) Benjamin Walker
B) Ciarán Hinds
C) Debra Monk
D) Scarlett Johansson
  • 92. Who played Big Mama in the 2013 Broadway revival?
A) Debra Monk
B) Benjamin Walker
C) Ciarán Hinds
D) Scarlett Johansson
  • 93. Who composed the original score for the 2014 regional UK production directed by James Dacre?
A) Charles Cave
B) Sonny Terry
C) Brownie McGhee
D) White Lies
  • 94. Who played Maggie in the 2014 UK regional production directed by James Dacre?
A) Mariah Gale
B) Sienna Miller
C) Kim Criswell
D) Rebecca Brooksher
  • 95. Who directed the Berkshire Theatre Festival's 2016 production of the play?
A) James Dacre
B) Benedict Andrews
C) David Auburn was not the director
D) David Auburn
  • 96. Who played Big Daddy in the 2016 Berkshire Theatre Festival production?
A) Rebecca Brooksher
B) Linda Gehringer
C) Michael Raymond-James
D) Jim Beaver
  • 97. Who directed the Young Vic's 2017 production that was filmed for National Theatre Live?
A) Rebecca Frecknall
B) Rob Ashford
C) Benedict Andrews
D) Sam Gold
  • 98. Who played Maggie in the Young Vic's 2017 production?
A) Sienna Miller
B) Scarlett Johansson
C) Ashley Judd
D) Daisy Edgar-Jones
  • 99. Who played Brick in the Young Vic's 2017 production?
A) Kingsley Ben-Adir
B) Jack O'Connell
C) Jason Patric
D) Benjamin Walker
  • 100. Who played Big Daddy in the Young Vic's 2017 production?
A) Colm Meaney
B) Jim Beaver
C) Ciarán Hinds
D) Ned Beatty
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