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1
which poet does the speaker address directly in stanza xix?
virgil
ovid
horace
boccaccio
2
choose the odd one out: the places the brothers run
oil derricks
workshops
mines
factories
3
linda reminds willy to ask howard for what at the start of act 2?
a new car
a new job
an advance on his salary
a payrise
4
The woman says to W: "Me? You didn't make me, Willy. __________"
"i picked you"
"i chose you"
"i love you"
"i made you"
5
Linda has developed "........... to Willy's behaviour"
a forged ignorance
a silver tolerance
an iron repression
a steel rejection
6
what does willy say about the boys' ideas?
"an absolutely terrible idea!"
"a fifty-million dollar idea!"
"a one-million dollar idea!"
"a one-billion dollar idea!"
7
Where was Miller born?
Los Angeles
New York
New Jersey
Boston
8
what does biff notice about changes in his mum?
she looks tired
she has arthritis
she is wrinkly
her hair has greyed
9
why does ben keep saying he needs to leave?
he is tired
he hates willy
he doesn't have enough time
he is hungry
10
Isabella, or the ____ of basil
pot
plant
leaf
packet
11
before act 1 ends and W goes to sleep, what memory does W get lost in?
a 'soccer' game
a tennis match
a football game
a hockey game
12
"because you got a ______ in you, Biff, remember that. You got all kinds a _______"
power
greatness
virus
strength
13
what product does happy pretend to sell when he flirts with the girl at the bar?
chevrolets
basketballs
champagne
brandy
14
what is the name of the girl that happy sleeps with, who is engaged to his boss?
rachel
maria
charlotte
sarah
15
o isabella i can half-perceive that i may speak my _____ into thine ear
death
mourning
love
grief
16
great happiness grew like a lusty flower in june's caress - what method?
foreshadowing
metaphor
dramatic irony
simile
17
at the start of act 2, willy says "i slept like a dead one", an example of...
metaphor
colloquialism
foreshadowing
irony
18
linda says willy is not a great man, and .... (choose the odd one out)
can't be allowed to fall into his grave like an old dog
never made a lot of money
his name was never in the paper
he never experienced the world
19
Willy calls himself the "______ man"
new jersey
new sales
new york
new england
20
lorenzo, a young palmer - a reference to....
romeo and juliet
troilus and cressida
othello and desdemona
anthony and cleopatra
21
at the end of act 1, who discovers the rubber tubing hidden behind the heater?
willy
happy
ben
biff
22
what does ben to do biff after they playfight?
holds him upside down over the sink
holds his umbrella over his eye
tickles him until he cries
gives him a wedgie
23
Willy at the start has almost crashed his car. Choose the odd excuse out offered by Linda and Willy
his depression
daydreaming
his glasses
coffee
24
charley starts to tease willy about how seriously he is taking the game - how does willy react?
he pushes charley to the ground
he cries
he laughs along with charley
he tries to fight charley
25
what item does linda say she found as evidence?
a rope tied into a noose
poison
a knife
a length of rubber pipe
26
what instrument does lorenzo play?
mandolin
harp
dulcimer
lute
27
fair isabel, ____ ______ isabel!
simple poor
tragic hero
poor simple
sweet lovely
28
Choose the odd one out from this list of plays by Miller
A View From The Bridge
The Crucible
The Cherry Orchard
All My Sons
29
what colour is willy's athletics trophy?
silver
copper
bronze
gold
30
what does W accuse Charley of doing when he is offered a job?
patronising him
undermining him
insulting him
belittling him
31
where do the lomans agree to meet for dinner later?
frank's chop house
bill's grill shack
mike's surf n turf
carl's burger joint
32
what did biff steal from bill oliver in their meeting?
a biro
a fountain pen
a paperweight
basketballs
33
what memory immediately follows the scene in the restaurant?
uncle ben going to alaska
biff finding out about dad's poor sales record
willy's father dying
biff finding out about dad's affair
34
who arrives shortly after the incident with Charley?
the woman
biff
ben
linda
35
how does willy react when he sees linda mending stockings?
he buys her a new pair
he goes quiet and sad
he tells her to throw them away
he asks her to mend his socks too
36
W to Charley: " a man who can't handle tools is not a man. you're _______"
disgusting
revolting
pathetic
nothing
37
Which famous actress did Miller marry?
Bette Davis
Jean Seberg
Marilyn Monroe
Greta Garbo
38
the vision then shifts to which character, who has turned out a huge success?
bernard
ben
happy
the woman
39
w: "gotta break your neck to see a ____ in this yard"
flower
car
yard
star
40
what does willy ask howard?
if he can become manager of the company
if he could get a 50% pay rise
if he can sell in new york and stop travelling
if he can travel further afield than the east coast
41
the rubber gas pipe has disappeared overnight - how does linda react?
with despondency - she thinks he will kill himself tonight
with confusion - she thinks it must have gotten lost
with anger - that someone has moved it
with hope - she thinks willy has changed his mind
42
willy says to biff "the _____ are burning...there's a big blaze going around"
towns
cities
people
woods
43
What did Willy say to Biff to upset him?
W asked B if he was happy
W asked B to keep his affair secret
W told B he needed to lose some weight
W asked B if he was making money
44
in the first dream sequence, what are the boys helping willy to do?
set mousetraps
mow the lawn
plant potatoes
wash the car
45
linda says "it's when you come home he's always the worst". who is she speaking to and about?
ben
bernard
biff
happy
46
these men of _____ ______ cut mercy with a sharp knife
cruel clay
pernicious peat
mucky mud
slimy sludge
47
Willy: "you want him to be a _____ like Bernard?"
dog
worm
loser
rat
48
when howard refuses, willy mentions two people to persuade him. who? (2 possible answers)
dave singleman
willy's father
charley
biff
49
willy tells his sons: "be _____ and you will never want"
well-paid
liked
strong
loved
50
"The world is ______ but you don't crack it open on a mattress!"
rollercoaster
a goldmine
an egg
an oyster
51
what does linda disclose to biff?
that willy works too hard
that willy has been stealing money
that willy had an affair
that willy has been trying to kill himself
52
"In the greatest country in the world, a young man with such ________________ gets lost"
fantastic abs
personal attractiveness
personal handsomeness
lovely eyebrows
53
The sound of which instrument opens the play?
flute
dulcimer
alto saxophone
oboe
54
When discussing their finances, what does Willy say "they ought to prohibit the manufacture" of?
fridges
chevrolets
washing machines
vacuum cleaners
55
what do bernard and willy discuss?
what it's like to be a lawyer
the reason for biff's failures in life
who is to blame for biff's failings
the state of new york
56
what business do the loman boys consider opening with bill oliver?
carpentry
car wash
organic vegan ethical bakery
sporting goods
57
biff says a word that willy gets angry about, saying it's "not a man's word". what word?
golly
yikes
gee
gosh
58
biff claims to have worked in three states: choose the odd one out
nebraska
texas
arizona
new mexico
59
w's vision shifts to a memory of biff preparing for a game, saying "when I take off my helmet, that _______ is for you"
touchdown
goal
inning
point
60
what word links these quotes "with ____ longing all the night outwear" and "fell ___ within the rose's domain"
ill
sweet
sick
feverish
61
just before we see the woman, what does Willy say to Linda?
"i need you"
"you're my rock"
"you're a pal"
"i love you"
62
after willy comes back to the present to speak to charley, what does charley offer him?
a job
a hug
a loan
a game of catch
63
who says "screw the business world!"
willy
happy
linda
biff
64
In the opening stage directions, there are two colours: the blue of the sky and an "angry glow of ......"
red
purple
emerald
orange
65
what is the name of the waiter at the restaurant?
stanley
samuel
stephen
saul
66
Which character says of Willy: "I'm getting nervous about him, y'know?"
happy
biff
linda
charley
67
what do Charley and Willy do when Charley arrives complaining of heartburn?
drink bourbon
shoot rifles
play catch
play cards
68
what gadget is howard wagner using when willy enters his office?
a wire-recording machine
a tamagotchi
an ice-cream maker
an AM radio
69
where do they kill and bury lorenzo?
in a desert
in a mine
in a cave
in a forest
70
just after howard sacks him, who does willy see in a vision?
young biff and happy
the woman
ben
his father
71
Where did Ben go to make his fortune, according to W?
Alaska
Antarctica
Ecuador
Gabon