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Waiting for Godot - Act I
Waiting for Godot - Act I
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1
What time do both Acts start?
Evening
Night
Morning
Afternoon
2
What message from Godot, at the end of Act 1, does the Boy deliver?
not this evening, but surely tomorrow
he will arrive before nightfall
He has been delayed indefinitely
He no longer plans to come
3
What idea sounds appealing to Vladimir and Estragon
Part from one anothers company
Rob someone
Committing suicide
Cease waiting
4
When Act I opens, Estragon is...
staring at the tree
trying to pull his boots off
asleep, dreaming
making castles in the dirt
5
What does a foil do between characters?
two of the same
worst enemies
romance
constrasts and complements
6
Is
Waiting For Godot
a story of hope or hopelessness for humanity?
Hope
Hopelessness
7
Who or what are 'clochards'?
<p>cultured people who have come to hard times</p>
an inedible fruit
people who are easily duped
hobo encampment
8
What philosophy Beckett did endorse, believing that life is inherently meaningless?
Existentialism
Modernism
Absurdism
Romanticism
9
Who is given a carrot by Vladimir in Act 1?
Estragon
Vladimir
Pozzo
Lucky
10
Theatre of the Absurd is characterised by...
Irrational dialogue
the rejection of traditional dramatic structures
All of these
little/no character development
11
Critics claim Godot could represent this, but Samuel Beckett adamantly states he does not.
Love
God
Happiness
Life
12
Estragon's boots and Vladimir's hat are symbols for what?
human action and human thought
human conciousness and consideration
human suffering and human intelligence
divine interference and intelligence
13
What does Pozzo call the man who serves him?
<p>Pozzo</p>
Slave
Man
Pig
14
How does Vladimir wish he and Estragon had committed suicide when they had the chance?
Jumped from the Eiffel Tower
Steeped in front of a train
Taken all the pills
Hanged themselves from the tree
15
Act I starts with a conversation on a variety of subjects. They DON'T talk about...
Places they have been eg Eiffel Tower
Going to America
The Bible
Their pain
16
Whose soliloquy begins as a lecture on theology but dissolves into mindless verbosity?
the Boy
Estragon
Godot
Lucky
17
References to Biblical stories throughout the play are known as a(n):
Synecdoche
Metonymy
Motif
Allusion
18
Why do Vladimir and Estragon say "let's go" and then not move
It's typical for friends to not be able to get up and move.
To show making a choice to act is not the same as acting.
Their desires aren't strong enough to move them to action.
There's tension between thinking and action.
19
What does Estragon decide to leave for someone else to enjoy?
Bible
Boots
Pipe
Hat
20
Where does Pozzo intend to sell his captive?
Slave auction
at the Fair
In the town square
Farm
21
Who are the 5 characters?
Lucky, Pozzo, Gogo, Didi, Adam
Gogo, Didi, Lucky, Boy, Paulo
Jeremiah, Godot, Pozzo, Lucky, Adam
Boy, Pozzo, Gogo, Didi, Lucky
22
What physical ailment bothers Estragon throughout the play?
He's bored
His knuckles pop
His feet hurt
His back squeaks
23
As they wait for Godot, what does Vladimir become unsure of?
What Godot looks like
What Godot's name is
Whether Godot exists
If it is the right day
24
Name the character who utters the line, 'Given the existence as uttered forth....'?
Vladimir
the Boy
Lucky
Pozzo
25
What do they say as a bonus for hanging themselves
It'd relieve their boredom
It'd give them an erection
Time would pass quicker
Godot will arrive sooner
