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Death of a Salesman: Breeza, Luis, and Justin.
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Death of a Salesman quiz on symbols, characters, scenes, author, and Literary devices.
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1
What does every major character in Death of a Salesman seem to want?
To be successful.
To be liked.
To be powerful.
To have money.
2
What do the diamonds (in the jungle) symbolize?
Willy's love for Linda.
Greed.
Happiness and Wealth.
the death of Willy.
3
What is significant about the stockings?
Willy can't afford new ones.
All of the above.
Linda has to mend hers.
He promises them to the other woman.
4
Why does Charley give Willy $50 a week?
He pays his bills with it.
Willy doesn't make enough money from work.
Uses it on the other woman.
He doesn't, he steals it.
5
Why does Willy believe Biff & Happy will do better than Bernard?
Charley raised Bernard wrong.
Biff is great in sports.
Happy is a womanizer.
Bernard is "liked, but not well liked."
6
Why does Willy reject Charlie's job offer?
he is bitter
it's a sign of him giving up
he doesn't like Charlie
he is jealous
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What is ironic of Willy's death?
No one is sad.
Happy defended Willy from Biff.
His family will most likely not get the insurance money.
No one came to his funeral.
8
What does Willy regret most?
Name calling Benard
Sleeping with another woman
Teaching Biff to cheat
Not planting the garden
9
Why does the play change between past and present?
To symbolize Willy's confusion
To show that Willy was forgetting his past
Willy wants to stay in the past
To dramatize the play
10
Why doesn't Miller ever say what Willy is selling?
Because Willy stopped selling.
He says he sells flutes.
It doesn't really matter.
It shows how unstable his job is.
11
Why did Willy brush off Biff's stealing as a child?
None of the above.
He wanted him to focus on football.
He didn't, he punished him.
He didn't want to be too hard on him.
12
Why is Happy ignored often?
The family ignores the fact that they're unhappy
He stresses Willy and Linda
Because Happy talks bad to Willy
He offers no joyful information
13
How does Willy's death make Happy feel?
Relieved
Free from burden
To make sure Willy didn't die in vain
Sad and Lonely
14
Why is Willy's funeral significant?
Only the few people who liked him came.
Linda is happy.
He expected thousands of people to be there.
Biff didn't come
15
Why did Biff not graduate?
He failed all the exams.
Willy didn't let him study for math.
He did graduate high school.
Bernard didn't let him cheat.
16
What is the main significance of Bernard's appearance?
Helping Biff cheat
No signficance
Achieving Success
He is just liked
17
Why does Happy sleep with his superior's wives/girlfriends?
Because he needs to feel like he's won.
To get a raise.
He loves the women.
18
Which is not a theme in Death of a Salesman?
Losing your job
Appearance
Betrayal & Abandonment
American Dream
19
____ symbolizes death and _________.
Mistress; regret.
Stockings; poverty.
Hose; Willy's suicidal thoughts.
Car accident; Willy's suicidal tendencies.
20
Why does Willy commit suicide?
To get out of this world.
To give his family his life insurance.
To get away from his problems.
To stop having flashbacks.
21
Why does Biff steal Oliver's pen?
Willy told him to
He feels like a failure
He wanted the pen
Oliver made him angry
22
Who is Ben and why is he significant?
Linda's brother who is poor because of drugs.
Willy's son who is rich the lottery.
Willy's brother who is rich because of the African Mines.
Biff's friend who made it big in football.
23
Which is not an issue Willy faces?
His kids are failures
Keeping track of the past and present
Cheating on Linda
Not being ready to die
24
Why did Arthur Miller nick-name Happy, Happy?
To convince people that he will be happy in the end.
To show how happy he is.
To show how he can spread happiness.
To be ironic.
25
What's the significance of the seeds?
Willy's failures.
Desire & Success.
Willy wanting to grow poverty.
Willy leaving hope for his family.
