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Death of a Salesman EXAM REVIEW
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1
What does Happy carry into the locker room?
Shoulder guards
Cleats
Deodorant
Helmet
2
What doesn't Willy want Linda to do?
Wax the floors herself
Favour one child over another
Kick Biff out
Eat
3
Monroe and Miller's marriage failed due to this
Monroe had depression
Marilyn was an alcoholic and drug addict
Miller was disgusted with her photoshoots
Miller was unemployed
4
In Capitalism,:
Everyone suffers
Everyone is a salesman
Everyone is robbed by society
Everyone pushes their own weight
5
Arthur Miller married and had twins with this person, his first wife
Mary Slattery
Carol Brighthardt
Sierra Leone
Marilyn Monroe
6
What is Charley's resolution to the uproar while playing cards?
He will not play again
He will bring five aces next time
He will not risk money while playing Willy
He will kill Willy in his sleep
7
Willy could be compared to this character because they both didn't know who they were:
Elektra
Oedipus
Julius Caesar
Scout
8
T/F "Opportunity is tremendous in Alaska" said Ben, hinting that Willy should go to Alaska too
True
False
9
What does Ben think Biff's reaction will be to Willy's death
He will hate Willy
He will think Willy was brave
He will regret
He will think Willy's a coward
10
Which of these things is NOT draining the Loman's of money?
Vacuum and Roof
Fan belt and washing machine
Oven and Heating
Refrigerator and Chevrolet
11
How many children does Bernard have?
Four boys
Four boys, one girl
One boy, one girl
Two boys
12
What does Willy's first flashback deal with?
Willy's dreams for Biff's future
Willy's overly analytical view on college football
Willy's surprise gift to his sons
Willy telling Biff to stay way from women
13
What does Willy think Biff's reaction will be?
He will mourn
He will regret
He will think he's brave
He will realize that Willy was known
14
When Charley first appears, what mood does he evoke?
Pity
Trepidation
Envy
Annoyance
15
What is the woman who's laughing doing the first time she is seen?
Eating a cake
Undressing
Putting on a hat
Envying Linda
16
Why does The Woman need to leave?
She needs to get to her next customer
It is 2 o'clock and her sisters are waiting
Willy hits her
Willy doesn't satisfy her
17
What do the stockings symbolize? (They're a metasymbol)
Willy's self worth
Willy's home life in crisis (Linda always trying to mend it)
Willy's life and career
All of the above
18
What does Happy do every time he says "I'm losing weight pop, you notice?"
Nothing
Pedals on his back
Smiles
Lifts weights
19
What age did Ben (Willy's rich brother) come out of "the jungle"?
28
32
21
18
20
Who is the girl in the bar, that is on many magazine covers?
Miss Forsythe
Miss Perigon
Miss Pisch
Jenny
21
T/F Willy's family hunts in Brooklyn
True
False
22
Who are Biff's friends who sweep out the furnace room?
Bob and Bob and Bob
Bob and Bob and Bob
Bob and Bob and Bob
George and Sam and Frank
23
What do Ben and Willy talk about?
Linda's increasing obesity
The $20,000 insurance that Willy's family will get
That carrot seeds need a different soil, and they won't grow
Willy's chosen method of suicide
24
Arthur Miller's family was wealthy until THIS happened:
Father died
Mother was fired from job
Stock market crash
Robbed by gangsters
25
This is the one rule of a Modern Tragedy
Hero must bring everyone down with them
Death of hero must affect their family
Death of Hero must occur
Death of hero must affect society
26
In fact, all of Ben's last quotes are meant to do what?
Encourage Willy's suicide
Bring the family back together
27
Miller was forced to work here after the closure of the Federal Theater Project
King's Palace
Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding club
As a teacher in a highschool
Brooklyn Navy Yard
28
With all of these accruing debts, how much does Willy owe by the fifteenth?
$270
$120
$140
$180
29
This play was a commentary on his life with Monroe:
No Villain
After the Fall
The Price
Stay the Night
30
Why didn't Biff have an address for three months?
He stole a suit in Kansas City
He was in jail
He was living with a friend
He wanted a break from Willy
31
The fact that the pen is NOT a need shows this:
The unrealistic expectations Biff's father has put onto him
Biff's yearning for success
Biff's need for a true fatherly figure
Biff's rejection of father
32
What kind of wine does Biff order in the bar?
Bourbon
Liquor
Champaign
Scotch
33
What does Charley end up giving Willy?
Food
$70 to pay his insurance
$110
A job
34
T/F Willy is a hero in his own mind
True
False
35
How could Biff's attitude at the funeral be described?
Mournful
Happy
Angry
Reminiscent
36
When they're playing cards, what does Charley offer Willy?
True friendship
Marriage advice
A job
Drugs
37
What was Willy's surprise gift for his sons?
A punching bag
An iron press
A prostitute
A football
38
How long has Willy worked at the Wagner co.
45 years
28 years
His lifetime
36 years
39
Ben says "Yes, outstanding, with twenty thousand behind him", why?
To let Willy know that Biff needs money
To show that money > family
To encourage Willy's suicide
To remind Willy there is still hope
40
The jungle symbolizes:
The dangerous, wild business world
The American Dream
The possibility of success
Some other, incoherent answer
41
Who's signature did the Football have on it?
Gene Tunney's
Nobody's
Jeffery Ramstein's
Adrian Kelly's
42
The problem of success lies in:
The unachievablity of it
All of the above
The inequality of who achieves it
The definition of it
43
Where is Biff's big game?
Ebbets Field
Parkville
West Brighton
Gerritson
44
How old is Willy Loman?
Over 60
Over 70
Over 80
Over 50
45
What does Willy keep calling Bernard?
A jerk
A nerd
An Anemic
An annoyance
46
This actor starred in Death of a Salesman movie
Daniel Day Lewis
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Inge Morath
47
The Federal Theater Project was closed due to THIS
No supporters
It didn't close
Fear of communist infiltration
Bankruptcy
48
F.H. Stewarts?
Biff's coach
Charley's manager
A fellow salesman, Willy's competition
A company Willy tries to sell to
49
Which of these events reinforces the hopeful theme?
Willy buying seeds
Biff and Happy setting off on their business venture
Willy finally going to talk to Howard
Linda finally sewing the lining
50
What does Willy give The Woman?
Food
Stockings
His love
葵花籽油
51
What does the second flashback deal with?
Linda's loneliness
Willy's affairs
Charley's drinking problem
Ben's visit
52
How much is Willy's actual commission from Boston and Providence?
80 dollars and two dimes
70 dollars and some pennies
80 dollars and some pennies
72 dollars and two dimes
53
Where does the Loman family live?
New York
New England
North Carolina
California
54
Who has most power to bring Willy out of his delusion, but chooses not to?
Biff
Willy himself
Linda
Happy
55
Where was Willy supposed to represent Wagner co. before he was fired?
Las Vegas
Ohio
Boston
Cincinatti
56
T/F Biff feels like Willy had all the wrong dreams
True
False
57
Who would look like a butcher in a Turkish bath?
J.P. Morgan
Biff
Charley
Willy
58
The seeds symbolize:
All of the above
Product more relevant than what he sells
Desire to grow
Need to leave something tangible behind
59
Which New York city does Willy and his family live in?
New York
Manhattan
Albany
Brooklyn
60
How did Ben end up in The Gold Coast/Africa
He had a faulty view of geography
He knew there were diamond mines
He heard their food was good, and said "screw America"
He wanted to get to his father in Alaska
61
This book is a thinly veiled criticism of modern times
The Crucible
HUAC
All My Sons
No Villain
62
Who is Willy's boss
Chiquitita
Tom Buchanan
Howard Wagner
King Claudius
63
Who says "No, that's not my father. He's just a guy"
Happy
Biff
64
The apartments represent:
Failure of all his human friendships closing in on him
The world leaving the unsuccessful behind
Progress & change
Change
65
How could Happy's attitude at the funeral be described?
Happy
Mournful
Unbothered
Angry
66
Miller wrote Death of a Salesman because of this
He was challenged to write a Contemporary Tragedy
He had a calling to write a Contemporary Tragedy
He thought a work like Death of a Salesman was needed
He identified with the image he had of Willy Loman
67
Ben's children?
5 sons, 2 daughters
2 sons, like Willy
3 sons
7 sons
68
Who says BOTH the first and last lines of the play?
Willy
Biff
Ben
Linda
69
Who says "Nobody's dying around here, pal"
Linda
Charley
Happy
Biff
70
Why couldn't Linda write to Biff when he was away?
She had to breastfeed
She was preoccupied with Willy's increasing anxiety
He didn't have an address for over three months
Why am I still making this Kahoot?
71
T/F Happy feels that Willy had the only dream a man could have
True
False
72
Who is the character that restores order?
Happy
Linda
Biff
Charley
73
What did Linda first assume when Willy informed her that he had to turn back?
He drank too much coffee
He smashed the car
He fell asleep
He had a flashback
74
Where is Ben looking to buy properties?
Alaska
Nicaragua
Australia
Jordan
75
What does Howard Wagner's daughter do on the wire recording?
The wonky answer was because I want to sleep
Sing the ABC'S
Whistle "Roll out the Barrel"
Recite state capitals (don't pick this, his son does it)
76
What is special about Dave Singleman?
He was the only skinny salesman at the time
He died the death of a salesman
He inspired Wily's selling career
Hundreds of salesmen and buyers attended his funeral
77
T/F Biff's theft of fountain pen = his own failing to get success
True
False
78
T/F Willy is NOT sentimental of a failure
True
False
79
What University does Biff go to?
University of Rhode Island
University of California
University of Life
University of Virginia
80
Who is Letta?
Jenny's friend
Miss Forsythe's friend
Willy's mistress
Linda's secret daughter
81
What did Arthur Miller study in university?
Carpentry
Accounting
Engineering
Journalism
82
Fluid treatment of time adds:
More sacrifice and depth at the end
Nothing
Pathos
What fluid treatment of time?
83
Who epitomizes the traits that Willy yearns for?
Ben
Biff
Dave Singleman
Charley
84
Joseph Mccarthy led the witch-hunt under this
HUAC (House Unorthodox Authors Council)
HUAC (House Unamerican Authors Corporation)
HUAC (House Unamericanized Actors Council)
HUAC (House Unamerican Activities Committee)
85
Success is a:
Main theme
All of these
Secondary theme
Unachievable
86
T/F Willy named Howard
True
False
87
How long did Biff wait for Bill Oliver
Two minutes and then some
Half an hour
He didn't see Bill Oliver
6 hours
88
Flashbacks provide:
Tension
Foreshadowing
Irony
Contrast to current situation
89
Which team and position does Happy say Biff is on to Miss Forsythe
Wingback, Chicago Bears
Receiver, New England Patriots
Slotback, Detroit Lions
Quarterback, New York Giants
90
What courses did Biff take in university?
Marine biology
Television
Radio mechanics
Mathematics
91
Who is Bernard?
Howard's mom
Willy's old friend
#1 Mathematician in New York
A fatherly figure for Biff
92
Love and friendship is:
Minor theme
Neither
Both
Central point behind the play
93
What does the woman's laughing do?
Prepares for confrontation when Biff finds out dad's affair
Sets Willy into rage
Shows the pathetic nature of Willy's character
All of the above
94
What does Willy recommend to Charley?
Getting a more hands-on job
Exercise
Taking Vitamins
Eating right
95
Who is going back to Texas?
Biff
Lipbalm
Charley
Mr. Birnbaum
96
Who led the Anti Communist witch-hunt?
Senator Jozef Mcarthy
Senator Joseph Mccarthy
Senator Joseph Macarthy
Senator Iozef Macarthy
97
What is the subject of the fifth flashback
Ben explaining how he got rich
Willy's failed attempt at making a name for himself in NY
Willy's first suicide attempt, in his car
Biff discovering Willy's affair
98
What colour was Willy's red Chevvy?
Black
Gold
Blue
Red
99
Who is Dave Singleman?
A salesman Willy meets at the Parker House
A type of sweet
A beggar Willy sees on 32nd Street
An 84 year old working man
100
Who says "You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away"
Linda
Biff
Willy
Howard
101
How was the pipe going to assist his suicide?
He was going to hang himself
He was going to inhale smoke from the water heater
102
Monroe was working on this movie when she married Miller
Casablanca
Some Like It Hot
The Seven Year Itch
The Misfits
103
Whose stockings does Willy give Miss Francis?
Jenny's
Biff's
Miss Forsythe's
Linda's
104
Miller then won THIS award for "No Villain"
Gillier Prize
Booker Prize
Lambda Literary Award
Avery Hopkins Award
105
The entire plot takes place in the span of:
96 hours
24 hours
48 hours
72 hours
106
According to Bernard, who is chasing Biff?
The police
A mob
The Watchman
The COOLEST GUY EVER
107
Where did Linda find Willy's rubber pipe?
Under his bed
Under the furnace
Behind the fuse box
In the left drawer of her desk
108
"The woods are burning" is a:
Metasymbol
Microsymbol
Symbol
Motif
109
Rebecca married THIS Hollywood actor:
Daniel Day Lewis
Johnny Depp
Tom Hanks
Mark Wahlberg
110
What is Letta's occupation
Juror
Prostitute
Maid
Unemployed
111
What realization does Willy have at the end of the play?
Biff is a dime a dozen
Biff is fine the way he is
Biff loves him
His family loves him
112
Who is the teacher that will flunk Biff in math?
Mr Jennington
Mr Iglehart
Mr Dyson
Mr Birnbaum
113
What does Bernard carry into the locker room?
Shoulder guards
Helmet
Deodorant
Cleats
114
T/F Willy could have lived an "okay" life if he hadn't deluded himself with popularity
False
True
115
How does Willy know Biff stole Bill Oliver's golden fountain pen?
Biff tells him
He feels that something's wrong
Happy tells him
Biff holds it up
116
Is immortality in the voice of Willy's kids?
Yes
No
117
As part of modern society:
Hero mustn't've many friends due to falsehood of friendships
Hero must struggle with making money
Hero's life must be used up and spit out unnoticed
Hero must have a catharsis
118
Willy's lack of stature provides:
Errr...?
Doubt if he's a tragic hero
Irony
Pathos
119
What did Biff take from Bill Oliver?
Eraser
Pen
Fountain pen
Fountain
120
T/F Willy thinks a ton of people will come to his funeral
True
False
121
Why did Willy's father move to Alaska
His childhood was spent there
The gold rush
The kind people
The cold climate
122
Which university did Miller go to?
Yale University
University of Michigan
Harvard University
New York State University
123
What does Ben give Linda
Three stockings, two for her feet, one for you know what
Diamond watch fob
Golden necklace
A farm
124
How old are Biff and Happy?
35 and 33
34 and 32
29 and 32
36 and 34
125
How does Willy commit suicide?
Hanging himself
Poisoning his food
With his rubber pipe
By crashing his car
126
Miller's longest (40 year) marriage was
Inge Morath
Mary Slattery
Agnes Barley
Marilyn Monroe
127
Who is the "weed growing in the garden"?
Linda
Happy
Willy
Biff
128
According to Willy, the key to success is:
Handsomeness
All of these
Personal attractiveness
Popularity
129
What DIDN'T Linda assume when Willy told her he couldn't make it to New England?
That his Studebaker's steering was wonky
That he drank too much coffee
That his glasses were wonky
That he got drunk
130
What colour was the fountain pen
Silver
Black
Red
Gold
131
What does Willy ask Stanley?
The directions home
If there's a seed store in the neighbourhood
Where Biff and Happy went
If he could stay the night
132
What does Biff feel like Bill Oliver remembers?
That he stole a carton of basketballs
That he couldn't get into any university
That he missed work for football
That he slept on the job
133
What does Biff have printed on his sneakers?
"Annuit Cœptis"
"Oppa Gangnam Style"
"University of Virginia"
"Carpe Diem"
134
What is Bernard's occupation?
Lawyer
Marine Biologist
Doctor
Construction Worker
135
How much does Linda calculate Willy's commission from Providence and Boston
$212
$84.20
$392
$72.50
136
What did someone at F.H. Stewarts call Willy?
A man with nothing to lose, but everything to gain
Walrus
Enriched
Skilled in the unskilled
137
Willy's father's occupation?
Just inventor
Opera singer
Just flute seller
Flute seller and inventor
138
Who is the only character that experiences development?
No one
Bernard
Happy
Biff
139
Why does Biff knock on the hotel room door?
He suspects that Willy is cheating on Linda
He wanted the room for him, Letta, and Miss Forsythe
He was angry that Willy was going to kill himself
He wants Willy to beg Mr. Birnbaum to let him pass math
140
What does Happy propose?
Flee to the USSR
Become a family again
Euthanize Willy
Partnership with Biff, make sporting goods "The Loman Line"
141
What does the car (that's always breaking) symbolize?
Neither
Both
Power, progress, Willy's career
The failed travelling salesman (always falling apart)
142
They had two children named:
Daniel and Rebecca
Daniel and Aurora
David and Rebecca
Daniel and Rosaline
143
Who said "Willy Loman never made a lot of money. But he's a human, so attention must be paid"
Linda (btw this paragraph is the definition of tragedy)
Biff
Charley
Happy
144
What is Linda's greatest weakness?
Procrastinating when it comes to Willy
Never making decisions for herself
Always believing Willy, carelessly supporting him
Not raising her children right
145
What is Bulova?
Howard's microwave company, very reputable
Howard's maid
The watch that Howard's son wears
A type of Russian meat, Howard offers Willy some
146
Death of a Salesman was originally titled:
The Worn Out Family
The Inside of his Head
Deep in One's Soul
Death of a Salesman
147
Which one of these jobs has Biff NEVER had?
Box packager
Cattle herder
Shipping clerk
148
Their marriage lasted 40 years, until Inge died from
Heart Disease
Liver Cancer
Lymphatic Cancer
Artery disease
149
Who lives with the business ethics adopted from father?
Happy
Biff
Bernard
All
150
How many miles did it have on it?
48,000
82,000
60,000
27,000
151
How much did Willy originally ask Howard for, and how low does he go?
$80 a week, $35 a week
$75 a week, $60 a week
$65 a week, $40 a week
$120 a week, $70 a week
152
What does The Woman say that infatuates Willy?
"I cook"
"You are a sales man, not a salesman"
"What's in those suitcases of yours?"
"I picked you"
153
Who is Jack Benny?
A singer that Howard would want to wire record
The make of the wire recorder
An actor that visits New York and gives Howard sales pitches
An inventor, competitor of Howard
154
This book he wrote is about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692:
The Crucible
All My Sons
No Villain
Earhardt
155
Who is Jenny?
Biff's crush
Charley's secretary
Willy's mistress
Bernard's wife
156
Illusion is:
Something that all characters experience
Relating to the main theme of American Dream
A secondary theme
A major theme
157
What does Biff want from Bill Oliver?
A job
A cure for depression
7-10,000 dollars
A girlfriend
158
Where was Arthur Miller born?
San Francisco, California
Brooklyn, NYC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Cincinnati, Ohio
159
What is a Cypher?
A painful realization
A coded passage of book
A bookmark meant to fill in gaps
A secret
160
Willy's failure represents:
Failure of living
Failure of American Dream
Failure in capitalist ethos of humanity
This Kahoot! is making me depressed
161
How does Act One conclude?
Willy frantically begging Biff to ask Oliver for $15,000
Biff, Happy, and Willy going to bed, excited for the future
Biff taking the Rubber Tube from behind the heater horrified
Linda wishing she could get respect from Willy and the boys
162
The HUAC asked THIS question to everyone it interviewed
"Have you ever identified with a communist"
Name all the people you saw there
Have you been to a communist party?
"What do you think of the Communist Party?"
163
How could Linda's attitude at the funeral be described?
Mournful
Happy
Angry
Unbothered
164
T/F Linda knows Willy has been going to Charley for $50 a week
False
True
165
The theft of the pen parallels
Biff's pain from his bad childhood
The oppression Willy faces with Howard Wagner
The method which Ben found diamonds
Willy's absurd and demeaning value system
166
What does Willy keep calling Charley?
Phony
Ignoramous
A rat
Old hog
167
Where is Bernard fighting his court case?
Civil law
The Supreme Court
Judge Judy
Criminal law
168
What is Biff's resolution to Linda's complaining?
Biff will learn to fix appliances so they save money
Biff doesn't do anything, because he is Biff
Biff will stay and live with his parents
Biff will give half of his paycheck to Willy
169
What is Linda's nickname for Happy?
Hap
Biff #2
"The other one"
Hop
170
What is the subject of the fourth flashback?
None of the above
Biff flunking math
Stealing the fountain pen
Biff's big game
171
What instrument did Ben and Willy's father play?
Piccolo
Flute
Accordion
Harmonica
172
What does Charley suffer from that causes him to stay up?
Bedwetting
Heartburn
Insomnia
Obesity
173
Who says "Nobody's worth nothin' dead!"
Biff
Linda
Charley
Willy
174
How could Charley's attitude be described at the funeral?
Angry
Unbothered
Mournful
Happy
175
"The woods are burning" symbolizes:
All of the above
Nothing but ashes left of dreams
Little time left for Willy
Urgency to fix the situation
176
What does Ben's wife say in her letter from Africa?
Ben found more Diamonds
Ben is sick
Ben is coming back
Ben died
177
What do Filene's, the Hub, and Slattery's, Boston all have in common?
They are symbols
Willy is known there
no.
They are restaurants
178
What is Willy's nickname for Biff?
Buffbiff
Biffy
Barf
Biffo
179
What does Charley offer Biff once Bernard leaves?
A job
$50
A lottery ticket
Food
180
Who is Charlotte?
Engaged to CEO, Happy sleeps with her
Howard Wagner's sister
Willy's first wife
Pizza eater??
181
After Miller graduated, he was involved in this "New Deal" agency to provide jobs in theatre
Reversal of Theater Unemployment
Brooklyn Playwrights Association
Federal Theater Project
Pact of Male Playwrights
182
How many years ago did Biff flunk math, according to Willy?
Twenty-five
Ten
Twenty
Fifteen
183
Why was it believed that Tragedies were not possible anymore?
No one would go to see them
Shakespeare was dead
The Great Depression made theater go out of style
Noble people could no longer bring others down with them
184
What advice did Ben give to Biff during their boxing play-fight
"Never fight fair with a stranger"
"There are no shortcuts in The Jungle"
"Up is the only way"
"You have to trample others to achieve anything"
185
According to Miller, the true American dream is:
Family, love, friendship, happiness
Play, laugh, grow
Live, laugh, love
Family, money, food
186
What was Death of a Salesman was originally intended to be?
The portrayal of the American Dream in literature
A character study of a failed man
All of these
Communist Propaganda
187
What is Linda doing after Willy's affair which enrages Willy?
Mending silk stockings
Throwing out his old newspapers
Shaving, Willy is into hairy women
Eating, he doesn't want her to get fat
188
What did Ben find that made him rich?
Oil
Rubies
Gold
Diamonds
189
What did Biff do while working for Bob Harrison?
Dab
Flirt with his daughter
Whistle songs in the elevator
Eat the merchandise
190
At the end of the play, Happy is:
Without personal ethics, as always
More blind than ever
Mature
Ready to change
191
This actor starred in The Crucible
Philip Seymour Hofman
Andrew Garfield
Daniel Day Lewis
Tom Hanks
192
Who reflects father's discontent?
Biff
All
Happy
Bernard
193
What did Biff work as when he was working for Bill Oliver?
Cattle herder
Packager
Shipping clerk
Salesman
194
Miller's punishment for not cooperating with the HUAC
Passport revoked
Nothing, the HUAC wasn't allowed to punish anyone
Jailed for 30 days
Hung
195
The way out of the false illusions is:
Both
Suicide
Escaping his imaginary past
Neither
196
How does this hopeful theme suddenly get destroyed?
Willy realizing he's been paying the mortgage for 25 years
Willy cannot afford the motor job for the Studebaker
All of the above
The refrigerator breaks..AGAIN
197
How old was Willy when Ben got started with business?
8 years 2 months
3 years 8 months
13 years old
2 years 4 months
198
What did Willy do to Linda's diamond watch fob?
Pawned it to pay for Biff's radio correspondence course
What's a watch fob?
Let her keep it
Gave it to his mistress
199
Wait, which unit did he work for?
The Literacy Path Unit of the Democratic Party
The Capital Command Unit of Socialist Party
The Training Unit of the Republican Party
The Writers Unit of U.S. Communist Party
200
Arthur Miller enrolled into Dramatic Arts, this Broadway playwright was his teacher
Adam Rapp
Edward Albee
William Shakespeare
Kenneth Rowe
201
Miller's first book, he wrote it while studying at the UofM:
Reregistered
No Villain
The Snow Queen
The Crucible
202
The Price won these awards:
Two Tony awards, one Pulitzer
Three Pulitzers
Two Tony awards
One Tony, One Pulitzer
203
The central THEME of Death of a Salesman is:
The American Dream
Success
Pathos
Illusion
204
Miller refused to name anyone to the HUAC and was found in contempt of congress
True
False
205
How could the MOOD be described in the beginning of Act 2?
Hopeful
Nervous
Gloomy
Exciting
206
Miller did THIS to pay for tuition
Asked parents for money
Worked menial jobs
Starved himself
Stole valuables
207
What did Biff get in math?
64%
56%
61%
59%
208
According to Linda, who are "all the mothers" afraid of?
Happy
Willy
Biff
Bernard
209
When Willy chooses car as instrument of death, it symbolizes:
YOLO
Hopelessness and despair
Pathos and unaccounted for feelings
The failure of the American dream
210
T/F Biff & Happy try to live father's illusion with similar failure
False
True
211
With Elia Kazan, he wrote this play about experience before HUAC. Most successful since DoaS
The Villain
The Prince
The Price
After the Fall
212
What is the "code name" for the sporting goods idea
The Florida idea
Million dollar idea
The Loman Brothers
I'm failing this course
213
Who did Willy meet in his flashback?
The Archduke of Nottingham
Ben
Gene Tunney
The Mayor of Providence
214
T/F Biff has a lunch meeting tomorrow with Bill Oliver
True
False
215
What did Biff do when Mr. Birnbaum was late for class
Made fun of his lisp
All of the above
Imitated Mr. Birnbaum
Crossed his eyes
216
What does Willy tell Biff that Miss Francis is?
A room service maid
A partner
His mistress
A buyer for J.H. Simmons
217
What does Willy ask Ben to do in the flashback?
Stay the summer
Stay a few days
Take him to their father's grave
Take him to Africa
218
What sales pitch is Biff planning to give Bill Oliver?
Footwear
Private schooling
Municipal transportation
Sporting goods
219
What did Willy say about Uncle Charley?
That he is not well-liked
That he reminds him of Happy
That he is a snob
That Biff will be greater than him
220
This friend and collaborator of Miller's sold him out to the HUAC
Kenneth Rowe
Elia Kazan
Joseph Mccarthy
Arnold Satager
221
Miller was exempt from military service due to this
Knee injury from high school football
His dad being the military general
Posting communist propaganda posters around Brooklyn
Being too fat
222
Where does Willy work?
New England
New York
South Virginia
North Dakota
223
Lit. Device: "Y'know that rubber pipe, I decided to go to the cellar..he took it away himself!"
Motif
Irony
Symbolism
Pathos
224
T/F The fact that sons & wife believe in him reinforces the use of pathos
False
True
225
What is the subject of the third flashback?
Preparation for Biff's big game
Willy purchasing rubber tube
Ben and Linda argue about going to Alaska
Willy wanting to feel "personally attractive"
226
When driving to New England, where did Willy feel like he couldn't go beyond?
Yonkers
Cambridge
Hartford
Springfield
227
Who does Linda call a philandering bum?
Charley
Willy
Biff
Happy
228
What does Willy say his children are built like?
Millionaires
His brother Ben
Adonises
Gods
229
What's significant about the day of the funeral?
It was the day Biff was going to apologize
Nothing is special about it
It's the day Linda was going to make a big dinner
It's the day Linda made the last payment on the house
230
Willy Loman:
Shows the effects of street drugs
Is an Everyman
Pitifully seeks validation in a world that doesn't value him
Is a two-sided character
231
This book earned Arthur Miller his second Avery Hopwood Award
The Twelve Caesars
Persian Fire
Odyssey
Honors at Dawn
232
How did Biff dress when he saw Bill Oliver?
Blue suit
Red tie
Slicked back hair
Dress shoes
233
Dave Singleman, the rubber pipe, and the cars all provide:
Symbol
Foreshadow
Theme
Unnecessary inclusions to an already bad book
234
Lit. Device: "They'll be calling him another Red Grange"
Irony
Pathos
Allusion
Alliteration
235
What resolution does Biff make while Willy is planting seeds?
That he will stay at home
That he will get a job
That he will help with the bills
That he will never return
236
Why does Willy have to lie?
To get love from his wife
To make himself respected by his children
In order to find "noble status"
To validate himself
237
What did Bill Oliver tell Biff when Biff quit?
"You've got some learning to do, young one"
"If you ever want anything, come to me"
"You're a good man, and I'm sad to see you go"
"Leave and never come back"
238
Why does Willy go to the washroom in the middle of their dinner?
Letta is his mistress
He wants Biff and Happy to flirt with the girls
He feels out of place
He hears a woman's voice
239
T/F Capitalism is cruel, dog-eat-dog, like nature
False
True
240
Arthur Miller married this person after his marriage with Mary Slattery failed
Jessica Parker
Samantha Hidgens
Marilyn Monroe
Inge Morath
241
Where did Willy vacation just before Act 1?
California
New York
Florida
North Carolina
242
Where are Willy, Biff, and Happy meeting for dinner?
Torpedoes Bar and Grill
Fries, pies, and lies
Frank's Chop House
Hot Tamale Bakery
243
What did Biff steal in the first flashback?
A pencil
A football
A nuclear bomb
A jacket
244
Miller announced marriage with THIS person in 2004, she was 55years younger than him
Kira Knightly
Inge Morath
Josie Steeler
Agnes Barley
245
Where does the fifth flashback take place?
In a Boston hotel room
At Frank's Chop House's bathroom
Biff's bedroom
In New England
246
Where does Willy promise to take Biff and Happy?
To all the beautiful towns in America
To the San Francisco Dodgers' game
To a salon
To meet the Mayor of Providence
247
How many Universities does Willy say Biff has scholarships to?
Dozens
3
2
None
248
Where did he find these Diamonds?
America
In his mom's closet
Africa
Middle-East
249
In 2012, Death of a Salesman was revived on Broadway starring these two actors
Tom Hanks and Daniel Day Lewis
Philip Seymour Hofman and Andrew Garfield
Philip Seymour Hofman and Daniel Day Lewis
Andrew Garfield and Joseph Mccarthy
250
How does the first flashback end?
Bernard nagging about Biff's marks
Willy driving off to New England
Linda mending stockings
The Woman leaving
251
The last time Ben shows up is:
At Willy's funeral
When Biff fights with Linda
When Willy is planting crops
When Willy needs advice on how to become successful
252
Howard's father's name?
Bill Wagner
Charley Wagner
Frank Wagner
Oliver Wagner
253
Who says "We never told thetruth for ten minutes in this house!"
Willy
Happy
Linda
Biff
254
When does Dave Singleman die?
On a train from NY to Boston
When he gets old
When he jumps off a bridge to his death
Shot while trying to sell
255
They were married for only
One Year
Two Years
19 months
21 months
256
What year did Willy manage $170 a week?
1915
1928
1938
1932
257
Who is Betsy (with the Collie dog)?
Biff's old friend and crush
Willy's affair
Happy's first time (losing his virginity)
Dog walker
258
What is the name of Willy's mistress
Miss Cree
Miss Francis
Miss Benacave
Miss Tersch
259
All women in Death of a Salesman (including Linda) are:
Carefree
Money-driven
mysogynistic
2 dimensional
260
Where does Biff go after he flunks math?
Manhattan, New York
Alaska
Grand Central, Boston
Ebbets Field
261
What did Willy say he almost did in Yonkers?
Hit a kid with his car
Overdosed on caffeine
Fell asleep while driving
Overate
262
Which character finally comes to terms with real success and abandons their father's dream?
Bernard
None of the above
Biff
Happy
263
This child had down syndrome and was hospitalized due to Miller's insistance:
Rebecca
Daniel
264
Miller wrote this Broadway play, which was a hit and won him his first Tony Award
All My Fathers
All My Sons
All My Friends
All My Brothers
265
Miller worked for the writers Unit of U.S. Communist party under THIS pen name
George Lucas
Conner Wayne
Samuel Jensen
Matt Wayne
266
Where does Willy claim that everyone knows him?
New England
Virgnia
Providence
New York
267
What does Charley do to spite Willy before the Ebbets Field game?
Tells him Ebbets field blew up
Invites him to the casino
Calls Biff's sport "Baseball"
Says Charley is more successful than Biff
268
How old are Howard's son and daughter?
4yrs old, 8 yrs old
4yrs old, 5yrs old
7yrs old, 5 yrs old
3yrs old, 8yrs old
269
Biff's school progress was halted when:
All of the above
He got scholarships to three universities
He witnessed father's affair
He flunked math
270
What two cars does Willy have?
Studebaker and Rolls Royce
Studebaker and Corvette
Chevvy and Studebaker
Studebaker and Lada
271
The fountain pen symbolizes:
Success and capitalism
All of these
The failure of the American dream
The strive for betterment
272
What does Happy order at Frank's Chop House
Teriyaki
Lobsters
A prostitute
Steak
273
Are Willy's dreams and aspirations heroic?
Yes
No
274
Who is Stanley?
Happy's friend
A waiter at Frank's Chop House
The accused Bernard's defending
A marine biologist (is this becoming a motif?)
275
Who is Bill Oliver?
Biff's old employer
The one who fired Biff
Willy Loman's brother
Exotic dancer
276
T/F Willy's death doesn't bring money, so it finalizes pathetic nature of his character
True
False
277
How old was Ben when he entered "The Jungle?
18
20
19
17
278
T/F Willy's character brings Pathos due to failed attempt at American Dream
False
True
279
This leader of HUAC was impeached in 1958
Ronald Reagan
Joseph Mccarthy
280
What kind of refrigerator does Willy own?
Amana
Hastings
General electric
Lastman
281
How many times was Death of a Salesman performed in its original run?
741
743
742
744
282
Who attends Willy's funeral?
Linda, Biff, and Happy
Bernard, Linda, Charley
Linda, Biff, Happy, Charley, Bernard
Only Charley
283
T/F Linda cries at Willy's funeral
True
False
284
Who's "illusion" shows up while Charley and Willy are playing cards?
Biff
Ben
The Woman
Willy's own, but from the past
285
What did he win for Death of a Salesman?
Pulitzer Przie
Neither
Tony Award
Both
286
What is a metasymbol?
A motif
A symbol that only appears once
A smaller symbol
A symbol bigger than itself
287
T/F His tragic vision is not focused on status but on motives of soul
False
True
