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Where was Shaw born?
Where was Shaw born?
- Dublin (correct)
- London
- Paris
- New York
What views did Shaw promote that were often contentious?
What views did Shaw promote that were often contentious?
- Eugenics and alphabet reform (correct)
- Capital punishment and free speech
- Vaccination and organised religion
- Animal rights and environmentalism
What did Shaw do that courted unpopularity during the First World War?
What did Shaw do that courted unpopularity during the First World War?
- Supported the Allies
- Stayed neutral
- Denounced both sides as equally culpable (correct)
- Supported the Central Powers
What was Shaw's stance on British policy on Ireland in the postwar period?
What was Shaw's stance on British policy on Ireland in the postwar period?
What did Shaw do in 1938 that earned him an Academy Award?
What did Shaw do in 1938 that earned him an Academy Award?
What did Shaw do in the final decade of his life?
What did Shaw do in the final decade of his life?
How is Shaw's influence on English-language playwrights recognized?
How is Shaw's influence on English-language playwrights recognized?
Where did Shaw find solace during his childhood?
Where did Shaw find solace during his childhood?
What was Lee's profession?
What was Lee's profession?
Why did Shaw hate formal education?
Why did Shaw hate formal education?
What was Shaw's job before he became a writer?
What was Shaw's job before he became a writer?
Why did Shaw move to London?
Why did Shaw move to London?
What was Shaw's teenage ambition?
What was Shaw's teenage ambition?
What work did Lee find for Shaw in London?
What work did Lee find for Shaw in London?
Which of the following is NOT true about George Bernard Shaw?
Which of the following is NOT true about George Bernard Shaw?
What was the name of Shaw's most famous play, published in 1913?
What was the name of Shaw's most famous play, published in 1913?
What was the name of the society that Shaw joined and became its most prominent pamphleteer?
What was the name of the society that Shaw joined and became its most prominent pamphleteer?
What was Shaw's objective in introducing a new realism into English-language drama?
What was Shaw's objective in introducing a new realism into English-language drama?
Which of the following plays was NOT a critical and popular success for Shaw?
Which of the following plays was NOT a critical and popular success for Shaw?
What was Shaw's full name?
What was Shaw's full name?
What was the name of Shaw's first public success, published in 1894?
What was the name of Shaw's first public success, published in 1894?
Which of Shaw's novels was not published until the 1930s?
Which of Shaw's novels was not published until the 1930s?
What was the objective of the Zetetical Society that Shaw attended?
What was the objective of the Zetetical Society that Shaw attended?
What was the name of Shaw's one-act playlet written in French in 1884?
What was the name of Shaw's one-act playlet written in French in 1884?
What book awakened Shaw's interest in economics?
What book awakened Shaw's interest in economics?
Which organization did Shaw attend meetings of in 1882 and discover the writings of Karl Marx?
Which organization did Shaw attend meetings of in 1882 and discover the writings of Karl Marx?
Who was Shaw's friend and collaborator, a junior civil servant, whom he met at the Zetetical Society?
Who was Shaw's friend and collaborator, a junior civil servant, whom he met at the Zetetical Society?
What was the name of the socialist magazine in which The Irrational Knot and Love Among the Artists were serialised?
What was the name of the socialist magazine in which The Irrational Knot and Love Among the Artists were serialised?
What was the name of the company that Shaw was briefly employed by in 1879-80?
What was the name of the company that Shaw was briefly employed by in 1879-80?
What was the title of Shaw's play based on a draft suggested by William Archer?
What was the title of Shaw's play based on a draft suggested by William Archer?
