- 1. In which country was Samuel Beckett born?
A) France
B) United States
C) England
D) Ireland
- 2. What novel is often considered Samuel Beckett's most famous work?
A) Waiting for Godot
B) Murphy
C) Endgame
D) Molloy
- 3. Which year did Samuel Beckett receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A) 1975
B) 1956
C) 1969
D) 1984
- 4. In 'Endgame', Hamm is blind and unable to stand. Who is Hamm's servant?
A) Vladimir
B) Clov
C) Estragon
D) Lucky
- 5. Beckett was associated with which literary movement known for its use of minimalism and understatement?
A) Romanticism
B) Theatre of the Absurd
C) Symbolism
D) Naturalism
- 6. Which of Beckett's works is often considered the beginning of his 'trilogy' of novels?
A) Endgame
B) Molloy
C) Embers
D) Happy Days
- 7. Who directed the first English-language production of 'Waiting for Godot' in 1955?
A) Harold Pinter
B) Tennessee Williams
C) Orson Welles
D) Peter Hall
- 8. What is the name of the main character in Beckett's play 'Happy Days'?
A) Sarah
B) Martha
C) Esther
D) Winnie
- 9. What is the opening line of Beckett's novel 'Molloy'?
A) The sun was setting as I stumbled into the village.
B) I am in my mother's room. It's I who live there now.
C) In the beginning, there was darkness.
D) Once a upon a time, in a faraway land...
- 10. Which university did Samuel Beckett attend to study Romance languages?
A) Cambridge University
B) Trinity College Dublin
C) Harvard University
D) Sorbonne University
- 11. What is the title of Samuel Beckett's radio play in which all characters are physically immobile?
A) All That Fall
B) Rough for Theatre I
C) Embers
D) Ohio Impromptu
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