Deck 3: Look Back in Anger by John Osborne

Question 1

Jimmy's main complaint about Alison is that

A)She easily gets used to everything
B)She is too fond of ironing
C)She flirts with Cliff in front of him
D)She is a spendthrift

Answer 1

She easily gets used to everything

Question 2

Jimmy called his wife

A)"Goddess Aphrodite"
B)"Helen of Troy"
C)"Lady Pusillanimous"
D)"Goddess of Silence"

Answer 2

"Lady Pusillanimous"

Question 3

Alison confesses to Cliff that she hits back and hurt Jimmy intentionally by

A)Yelling back at him
B)Laughing at his insults
C)Hitting him with any weapon at hand
D)Remaining silent

Answer 3

Remaining silent

Question 4

Jimmy and Alison have been living together for

A)A year
B)2 years
C)3 years
D)4 years

Question 5

The bear and squirrel game allows Jimmy and Alison to

A)Be stripped of class distinctions
B)Be filled with love for each other
C)Be free from their problems of poverty
D)Be free to dream that they are in an animal world

Question 6

When Alison left, Cliff was angry at Helena because he felt that she

A)Had persuaded Alison to leave
B)Was responsible for the quarrels
C)Was in love with Jimmy
D)Had unfairly disrupted their world

Question 7

What is Alison doing at the opening of the play Look Back in Anger?

A)reading
B)cooking
C)ironing
D)cleaning

Question 8

Cliff was by birth

A)Irish
B)Welsh
C)Scottish
D)Italian

Question 9

Helena was by profession

A)an actress
B)a singer
C)a dancer
D)a musician

Question 10

Jimmy calls his wife Alison Lady Pusillanimous because

A)she is quick to anger
B)she has a loving relationship with Cliff
C)she remains quiet and detached
D)she acts high and mighty

Question 11

According to Jimmy Porter Alison has the passion of a

A)tiger
B)bear
C)lion
D)python

Question 12

How old was Jimmy when his father passed away after coming back from the war in Spain?

A)10
B)11
C)12
D)13

Question 13

The play, Look Back in Anger focuses primarily on the trials and experiences of the urban working class and is one of the first genre to be labelled as

A)Theatre of the Absurd
B)Comedy
C)Farce drama
D)Kitchen Sink realism

Question 14

At the beginning of Look Back in Anger, what is Alison Porter seen to be doing?

A)Cleaning
B)Arguing
C)Ironing
D)Sleeping

Question 15

What does the Bishop of Bromley encourage all Christians to support according to Jimmy Porter?

A)Food rations
B)The H-Bomb
C)The Monarchy
D)Nuclear disarmament

Question 16

What was the reason Jimmy Porter gave in his anger as to why no one reads the newspaper anymore?

A)They cannot rise from their ignorant sloth
B)The papers have been replaced by movie theatres
C)People cannot be bothered to have their own thoughts
D)The papers do not engage the people

Question 17

Jimmy Porter believes that it is 'pretty dreary' to be living in what age?

A)The Victorian Age
B)The Modern Age
C)The Postcolonial Age
D)The American Age

Question 18

Why was Jimmy angry with Alison on their wedding night?

A)He discovered she already had multiple lovers
B)He discovered she only married him for convenience
C)He discovered she was a virgin
D)He discovered she was in love with Cliff

Question 19

Alison's mother would stop at nothing to keep Jimmy from her and Jimmy underestimates her strength and says she is as

A)Rough as a night at a Bombay brothel, and as tough as a matelot's arm
B)A tiger that would bleed him to death at the cost of anything
C)Satan, rather mad and controlling of everything around her
D)A sailor who was out to sea for weeks on end

Question 20

The opening scene of Look back in Anger takes place in one of the following days.

A)Monday evening in the apartment
B)Sunday morning in the apartment
C)Tuesday evening by the sea shore
D)Tuesday evening in the apartment

Question 21

Who is the friend living together with Jimmy Porter and Alison?

A)Cliff Lewis
B)Richard Cliff
C)Thomas Cliff
D)Cliff Raymond

Question 22

The game Alison and Jimmy play in Act one is called

A)Fox and Jackal
B)Fox and squirrel
C)Cat and mouse
D)Bear and squirrel

Question 23

Why according to Alison did Jimmy Porter want to marry her?

A)Because he loved her dearly
B)Because she is rich
C)Because she belonged to the traditional upper class
D)Because Alison's parents disapproved and that made Jimmy want to marry her no matter what.

Question 24

Why did Jimmy want Alison to go to the hospital with him?

A)To see Hugh's mum who is dying of a stroke
B)To see Alison's father
C)To see the ailing armymen
D)To see a dying child

Question 25

The musical instrument Jimmy plays offstage is

A)His guitar
B)His piano
C)His trumpet
D)His drumset

Question 26

Look Back in Anger Act II opens with Jimmy playing

A)a piano
B)a guitar
C)a harmonica
D)a Jazz trumpet

Question 27

Who finally left Jimmy at the end of the play?

A)Cliff
B)Alison
C)Madeline
D)Helena

Question 28

Who was a close friend of Jimmy Porter?

A)Col. Redfern
B)Nigel
C)Helena Charles
D)Cliff Lewis

Question 29

Hugh decided to leave for China

A)to write a novel
B)to run a business
C)to study
D)to start a factory

Question 30

Which of the following do the Porters have in the house?

A)A television
B)A gas stove
C)A chest of drawers
D)A leather armchair

Question 31

What is Cliff's surname?

A)Lewis
B)Jones
C)Porter
D)Rhys

Question 32

How old are both Cliff and Jimmy?

A)25
B)32
C)28
D)31