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