- 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) Murphy
B) Molloy
C) Waiting for Godot
D) Endgame
- 3. Which year did Samuel Beckett receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A) 1956
B) 1969
C) 1984
D) 1975
- 4. In 'Endgame', Hamm is blind and unable to stand. Who is Hamm's servant?
A) Clov
B) Vladimir
C) Lucky
D) Estragon
- 5. What is the opening line of Beckett's novel 'Molloy'?
A) The sun was setting as I stumbled into the village.
B) Once a upon a time, in a faraway land...
C) In the beginning, there was darkness.
D) I am in my mother's room. It's I who live there now.
- 6. Beckett was associated with which literary movement known for its use of minimalism and understatement?
A) Naturalism
B) Symbolism
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) Martha
C) Winnie
D) Esther
- 8. Who directed the first English-language production of 'Waiting for Godot' in 1955?
A) Harold Pinter
B) Peter Hall
C) Orson Welles
D) Tennessee Williams
- 9. Which of Beckett's works is often considered the beginning of his 'trilogy' of novels?
A) Embers
B) Endgame
C) Happy Days
D) Molloy
- 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) Ohio Impromptu
B) Embers
C) All That Fall
D) Rough for Theatre I
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