Theatre of the Absurd quiz
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Whose myth did Camus use as his image of the absurd?
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What do Ionesco's old couple set out for invisible guests?
Answer: Chairs
Why: The only real visitor is the Orator hired to deliver the old man's message, and he turns out to be deaf-mute.
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Answer: Husband and wife
Why: Mary, the maid, later tells the audience they are wrong: the Martins are not husband and wife after all.
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How many coin tosses in a row does Rosencrantz win?
Answer: 92
Why: The streak is so unlikely that Guildenstern starts to suspect unnatural forces are at work.
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Who wrote Waiting for Godot?
Answer: Samuel Beckett
Why: Before Godot, the young Beckett helped James Joyce in Paris with research for the book that became Finnegans Wake.
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Which Beckett play shows a woman buried in a mound?
Answer: Happy Days
Why: Act 2 buries Winnie up to her neck, yet she still has her hat on.
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Which US city first staged Waiting for Godot?
Answer: Miami
Why: Miami's Estragon was Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion from the film The Wizard of Oz.
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