Contexts of production: biographical, social, historical

Question 1

Fill in the blank: A major theme explored symbolically in A Streetcar Named Desire is the decline of the _________ family traditionally associated with the American South.
A) Immigrant
B) Working class
C) Aristocratic
D) Planter

Answer 1

C) Aristocratic

Question 2

Who directed the original Broadway production and 1951 film of A Streetcar Named Desire?
A) Tennessee Williams
B) Marlon Brando
C) Elia Kazan
D) Arthur Miller

Answer 2

C) Elia Kazan

Question 3

To what state did Williams’s friends give him a nickname in college?

Answer 3

Tennessee

Question 4

What year was A Streetcar Named Desire first performed on Broadway?
A) 1944
B) 1947
C) 1951
D) 1954

Answer 4

B) 1947

Question 5

Which of the following events had a significant impact on the structure of the workforce in the South during the early to mid 20th century?
A) World War I and 11
B) The Great Depression
C) Industrialization
D) All of the above

Answer 5

D) All of the above