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A View from the Bridge - context

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1
Why was Arthur Miller sent to jail?
His political beliefs
Robbing banks
For writing rude plays
His religious beliefs
2
Who was Arthur Miller married to?
Jackie Kennedy
Marilyn Monroe
Kim Kardashian
No one - he never married
3
What traditional role does Alfieri the lawyer play?
Antagonist
Tragic Hero
Chorus
Protagonist
4
In what year did Arthur Miller die?
2014
2005
2001
1997
5
The play is set in which city?
Rome
Chicago
London
New York
6
Where in New York is the play set?
Harlem
Broadway
Red Hook
Queens
7
What is a 'longshoreman'?
Someone who runs a shipyard
Someone who build boats
Someone who loads and unloads ships
Someone who cleans the shoreline
8
Who wrote A View from the Bridge?
William Shakespeare
Arthur Miller
Arthur Pendragon
John Steinbeck
9
What is the name of the lawyer in this play?
Alfieri
Alforno
Al Capone
Alberto
10
Why did so many people emigrate from Italy to the USA?
New York needed Italian immigrants
They went on holiday to NY but decided to stay
Unemployment and disease were high in Italy
They were bored of pasta
11
What was the function of Ellis Island?
The immigration centre for the USA
Houses a prison for illegal immigrants
The statue of liberty stands on it.
A port for loading and unloading cargo ships
12
Which of these is another play by Miller?
War Horse
The Crucible
Death of a Salesman
A Streetcar Named Desire
13
Where did Miller get the idea for the story from?
It was based on his own life
It happened to his father
It was a story he was told by someone else
It's based on a book by someone else
14
Who wrote the poem 'The New Colossus'
Sylvia Plath
Langston Hughes
Emma Lazarus
Arthur Miller