What job did Edson NOT perform in her life?

University literature professor

Why did Edson choose Donne for Vivian?

She heard Donne was a difficult poet to read

What happens to Vivian at the end of the play?

She dies, She takes off her IV and gowns and reaches toward a light, She comes to terms with her mortality

What did Vivian study?

17th Century Metaphysical Poetry

What unusual thing did Edson do during her thesis panel?

She performed a rap by Queen Latifah.

Which best describes Jason Posner?

Focused on research and not the patient

Which is a major idea in this play?

Mortality and death, The role of education and research, Ethics in medical research, Sexism and gender roles

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Wit, by Margaret Edson

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A #literature Quiz meant to be taken after reading Wit by Margaret Edson and this guide: http://faculty.smu.edu/tmayo/witguide.htm

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1
Who wrote Wit?
E.M. Ashford
Vivian Bearing
Helen Gardner
Margaret Edson
2
What do both Vivian and Jason compare the study of Donne to?
More incomprehensible the more you read
A problem with a single answer
A puzzle with no end
A mystery with many solutions
3
The story Vivian reads when she's 5 and the story Ashford reads later have what in common?
Neither interest Vivian
They are both about bunnies
They're both metaphysical
They both use the word 'soporific'
4
What job did Edson NOT perform in her life?
Kindergarten teacher
Clerk in an oncology/AIDS unit
Sold hot dogs
University literature professor
5
About how old was Edson when she wrote Wit?
25
40
18
30
6
Why did Edson choose Donne for Vivian?
She hated Donne's poems
She heard Donne was a difficult poet to read
She visited Donne's house in England
She studied Donne in college
7
What happens to Vivian at the end of the play?
She dies
She is resuscitated by the code team
She takes off her IV and gowns and reaches toward a light
She comes to terms with her mortality
8
What is true about Wit?
The film adaptation won an Academy Award.
It won a Pulitzer Prize.
Oprah listed it among her favorite plays.
Its first release was on Broadway.
9
Which famous actor was a childhood friend of Edson's?
Elizabeth Moss
Queen Latifah
Tina Fey
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
10
What best describes the narration of the play?
There is no narration
Distant
Self-aware
Lecturing
11
What did Vivian study?
17th Century Metaphysical Poetry
Oncology
Etymology
Shakespearean Poetry
12
What unusual thing did Edson do during her thesis panel?
She brought the panel to a hospital.
She performed a rap by Queen Latifah.
She dressed up in costume and performed a play she wrote.
She said she didn't want to pursue an academic career.
13
Which best describes Jason Posner?
Focused on research and not the patient
Sympathetic to his patients
Bitter towards his patients
Overly excitable and not good at his job
14
What does DNR stand for?
Do Not Research
Doesn't Need Research
Do Not Resuscitate
Donne's Ninth Revival
15
Who visits Vivian in the hospital?
Her students
The ghost of John Donne
E.M. Ashford
Her father
16
What is the name of the university Vivian Bearing worked for?
University
Yale
Oxford
Harvard
17
"May angels sing thee to thy rest" is originally from what? (Ashford says this to Vivian)
Shakespeare
The Bible
One of Vivian's essays
John Donne
18
Which is a major idea in this play?
Mortality and death
The role of education and research
Ethics in medical research
Sexism and gender roles
19
What words best describe Vivian's teaching method?
Disinterested and and studious
Uncompromising and demanding
Empathetic and engaging
Serious and creative
20
Fill in the blank: Death be not _________
Soporific
Dead
Terrible
Proud

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