Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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When did Cat on a Hot Tin Roof premiere on Broadway?
When did Cat on a Hot Tin Roof premiere on Broadway?
24 March 1955
During which years did the HUAC Blacklists operate?
During which years did the HUAC Blacklists operate?
1947-1954
How many Black Americans fled the South during the Great Migration (1910-1970)?
How many Black Americans fled the South during the Great Migration (1910-1970)?
Six million
What theatrical style did Williams pioneer that rejected conventional realistic staging?
What theatrical style did Williams pioneer that rejected conventional realistic staging?
Poetic realism
What was the Lavender Scare?
What was the Lavender Scare?
Persecution of homosexuals as security risks
Which character speaks in monosyllabic responses like 'Yeah... Mendacity... Click'?
Which character speaks in monosyllabic responses like 'Yeah... Mendacity... Click'?
Brick
What is the temporal structure of the entire play?
What is the temporal structure of the entire play?
Single sweltering Delta night in August
Which Williams work from 1947 introduced plastic theatre techniques?
Which Williams work from 1947 introduced plastic theatre techniques?
A Streetcar Named Desire
What does the absence of a marital bed onstage symbolise?
What does the absence of a marital bed onstage symbolise?
Sexual sterility and dysfunction
What recurring sound functions as both truth-serum and escape mechanism?
What recurring sound functions as both truth-serum and escape mechanism?
Ice clinking in whiskey glasses