86 pages 2 hours read

Edward Albee

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1962

A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.

Exam Questions

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following best describes Martha’s tone when George cannot remember the name of the Bette Davis film?

A) Understanding

B) Perturbed

C) Amused

D) Apathetic

2. Which of the following words describes Martha and George’s relationship in Act I?

A) Tumultuous

B) Intimate

C) Timid

D) Platonic

3. After singing Martha’s new song, George notes to the guests that Martha believes that “[u]nless you carry on like a hyena, you’re not having any fun.” Which of the following literary terms is used in this quote?

A) Synecdoche

B) Symbolism

C) Simile

D) Soliloquy

4. Which of the following literary terms does George use consistently throughout the play?

A) Allegories of French parables

B) Allusions of historical periods

C) Anaphoras in poetry

D) Alliterations by British authors

5. Which of the following phrases best reflect George’s view of his work at the university?

A) Inescapable and monotonous

B) Exciting and perplexing

C) Confusing and overwhelming

D) Intriguing and joyful

6. Which branch of biology is referenced throughout the play?

A) Ecology

B) Genetics

C) Zoology

D) Botany

7. Which of the following phrases best describes what George and Nick’s fields symbolize respectively?

A) The powerful and weak

B) The past and the future

C) The positive and the negative

D)The hopeful and the disdained

8.

Related Titles

By Edward Albee

Plot Summary

logo

A Delicate Balance

Edward Albee

A Delicate Balance

Edward Albee

Study Guide

logo

The Sandbox

Edward Albee

The Sandbox

Edward Albee

Plot Summary

logo

The Zoo Story

Edward Albee

The Zoo Story

Edward Albee

Plot Summary

logo

Three Tall Women

Edward Albee

Three Tall Women

Edward Albee