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