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The Abbey Theatre: A National Theatre - Test
Contributed by: Singh
  • 1. When was the Abbey Theatre founded?
A) 1904
B) 1920
C) 1892
D) 1912
  • 2. What city is the Abbey Theatre located in?
A) Belfast
B) Galway
C) Cork
D) Dublin
  • 3. What is the name of the Abbey Theatre's famous annual festival?
A) The Cork Film Festival
B) The Irish Playwrights Festival
C) The Dublin Theatre Festival
D) The Galway Arts Festival
  • 4. Which play is considered a landmark of modern Irish drama and premiered at the Abbey?
A) The Home Place
B) Dancing at Lughnasa
C) The Playboy of the Western World
D) Waiting for Godot
  • 5. What key focus does the Abbey Theatre have apart from traditional plays?
A) International plays
B) New works and contemporary issues
C) Stand-up comedy
D) Only classic literature
  • 6. What was the Abbey Theatre's original mission?
A) To focus on global plays.
B) To create a national identity through theatre.
C) To promote musical theatre.
D) To entertain the masses.
  • 7. Which famous play by W.B. Yeats premiered at the Abbey Theatre?
A) The Playboy of the Western World
B) The Only Jealousy of Emer
C) The Shadow of the Glen
D) The Countess Cathleen
  • 8. In which year did the Abbey Theatre burn down?
A) 1960
B) 1951
C) 1945
D) 1939
  • 9. Which play by Brian Friel has been featured at the Abbey Theatre?
A) Playboy of the Western World
B) Translations
C) The Weir
D) The Beauty Queen of Leenane
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