Death of a Salesman Quiz 1

NORTH AMERICAN ACADEMY

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1- Where does the Loman family live?

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Boston Queens Brooklyn Long Island

2- What is Happy's real name?

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Harold Benjamin Harlan William

3- Why does Willy believe his sons will be more successful than Bernard?

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That more women like Happy shows that he will be more successful. Bernard is "liked, but not well liked." Biff's athletic accomplishments will get Biff into a better college. Biff and Happy have better business connections because of Willy.

4- What does Willy promise the woman in the hotel room?

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Marriage Flowers Jewelry Stockings

5- Where did Ben become rich?

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African diamond mines Alaskan oil fields Mexican gold mines Montana ranches

6- Why does Linda believe that her sons should treat Willy kindly?

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He has provided well for his family. He has been a dedicated father. He is a human being, and "attention must be paid." He is a successful man who can teach his family a great deal.

7- Which character states "nobody dast blame this man?"

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Ben Linda Biff Charley

8- What object does Howard have in his office that frightens Willy?

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electric typewriter radio wire recorder television

9- Why does Biff not go to college?

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Biff preferred to go west and work on a ranch. He cannot get an athletic scholarship, as he expected. Willy cannot afford to pay for college. He refuses to go to summer school to pass math.

10- Which of the following is not a problem that Biff has that Willy ignores?

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Biff is too tough with the girls. Biff does not study for the Regents exam. Biff never trains properly for his games. Biff is constantly stealing.

11- Which character does not symbolize a type of success that Willy never achieves?

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Ben Stanley Bernard Charley

12- Which of the following does Howard Wagner best represent?

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Impenetrable, dynastic control over the business world An impersonal corporate mentality Business achievement through personality Corporate bureaucratic inefficiency

13- Which of the following does not describe Linda Loman?

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Happy has never tasted the success that Biff has. Happy has never risked failure. Happy has never been as loved by their father as Biff. Happy has never had the gratifying social life that Biff has.

15- Which of the following characters does attend Willy's funeral?

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Charley Ben Bernard Howard

16- "Fearless creatures" populate which place, according to Charley?

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Stock exchange Jail cells Colorado ranches White House

17- Why did Biff not keep in contact with his parents when he was out west?

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He did not want to have any contact with his father. He was homeless, living on the streets in Oklahoma City He was in jail. He was moving from place to place without a concrete address.

18- Which is not a sign of the Loman sons' arrested adolescence?

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Both men rely on their mother for meals and for laundry. Biff still plays with his football. Both men remain in their old bedroom at home. Happy believes that since he can outfight any man he works for, he should be boss.

19- What causes the rift between Biff and Willy Loman?

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Willy finds that Biff has been stealing. Willy is disappointed that Biff refuses to go to college. Biff finds that Willy is having an affair. Biff has unrealistic expectations about his father's success.

20- Why does Bernard not help Biff cheat on the Regents exam?

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Bernard neither admires nor respects Biff Bernard thinks that Biff should do his own work. It is a state exam, and Bernard could be arrested. Biff does not show up to the exam at all out of bitterness toward WIlly.

21- According to Happy, which character is a "poet and idealist?"

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Linda Biff Willy Charley

22- Why does the woman choose Willy Loman?

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His sense of humor His hope for the future His promise to buy her stockings His charismatic personality

23- For what does Linda criticize Happy?

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Stealing Philandering Hating his father Lying

24- What was Willy Loman's father's profession?

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Salesman Carpenter Repairman Inventor

25- "A man is not a bird to come and go with the springtime." Which character makes this statement?

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Charley Linda Happy Biff

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