Musical Upbringing of George Bernard Shaw Quiz

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Where was Shaw born?

Dublin (correct)

London

Paris

New York

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?

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?

He castigated it Signup and view all the answers

What did Shaw do in 1938 that earned him an Academy Award?

Provided the screenplay for a filmed version of Pygmalion Signup and view all the answers

What did Shaw do in the final decade of his life?

Made fewer public statements but continued to write prolifically Signup and view all the answers

How is Shaw's influence on English-language playwrights recognized?

He has regularly been rated among British dramatists as second only to Shakespeare Signup and view all the answers

Where did Shaw find solace during his childhood?

In music Signup and view all the answers

What was Lee's profession?

A conductor and teacher of singing Signup and view all the answers

Why did Shaw hate formal education?

He felt it was like a prison Signup and view all the answers

What was Shaw's job before he became a writer?

A land agent Signup and view all the answers

Why did Shaw move to London?

To join his mother and sister after his sister's death Signup and view all the answers

What was Shaw's teenage ambition?

To become a painter Signup and view all the answers

What work did Lee find for Shaw in London?

Working as a musician Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT true about George Bernard Shaw?

He was a painter Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of Shaw's most famous play, published in 1913?

Pygmalion Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the society that Shaw joined and became its most prominent pamphleteer?

The Fabian Society Signup and view all the answers

What was Shaw's objective in introducing a new realism into English-language drama?

To challenge the existing social and political order Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following plays was NOT a critical and popular success for Shaw?

Arms and the Man Signup and view all the answers

What was Shaw's full name?

George Bernard Shaw Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of Shaw's first public success, published in 1894?

Arms and the Man Signup and view all the answers

Which of Shaw's novels was not published until the 1930s?

Immaturity Signup and view all the answers

What was the objective of the Zetetical Society that Shaw attended?

To search for truth in all matters affecting the interests of the human race Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of Shaw's one-act playlet written in French in 1884?

Un Petit Drame Signup and view all the answers

What book awakened Shaw's interest in economics?

Progress and Poverty Signup and view all the answers

Which organization did Shaw attend meetings of in 1882 and discover the writings of Karl Marx?

The Social Democratic Federation (SDF) Signup and view all the answers

Who was Shaw's friend and collaborator, a junior civil servant, whom he met at the Zetetical Society?

Sidney Webb Signup and view all the answers