Samuel Beckett's Early Years at Trinity College
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Which of the following best describes Samuel Beckett's literary and theatrical work?

  • Bleak and tragicomic (correct)
  • Romantic and optimistic
  • Realistic and practical
  • Humorous and light-hearted

    • Where did Samuel Beckett primarily reside during his adult life?

  • New York
  • London
  • Paris (correct)
  • Dublin

    • In what languages did Samuel Beckett write?

  • French and English (correct)
  • French only
  • English only
  • Irish and English

    • What was Samuel Beckett's role during the Second World War?

    <p>Resistance member</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What literary movement is Samuel Beckett associated with?

    <p>Modernism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What prestigious award did Samuel Beckett receive in 1969?

    <p>Nobel Prize in Literature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which literary prize did Beckett win for his poem 'Whoroscope'?

    <p>A small literary prize</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of Samuel Beckett being elected Saoi of Aosdána in 1984?

    <p>It was a literary honor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Beckett present a paper in French to the Modern Languages Society of Trinity?

    <p>1930</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the Toulouse poet invented by Beckett?

    <p>Jean du Chas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Beckett publish his critical study of Marcel Proust?

    <p>London</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the title of Beckett's first novel?

    <p>Dream of Fair to Middling Women</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which psychoanalyst did Beckett receive treatment from?

    <p>Wilfred Bion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which book of poetry did Beckett successfully publish in 1935?

    <p>Echo's Bones and Other Precipitates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which religious denomination did Beckett's family belong to?

    <p>Protestant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At which school did Beckett study after attending a local playschool in Dublin?

    <p>Earlsfort House School</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Beckett attend college and what did he study?

    <p>Trinity College Dublin - Modern Literature and Romance Languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sport did Beckett excel at and play at a professional level?

    <p>Cricket</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who introduced Beckett to James Joyce?

    <p>Thomas MacGreevy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the title of Beckett's first published work?

    <p>Dante. Bruno. Vico. Joyce</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What caused the cooling of Beckett's relationship with James Joyce and his family?

    <p>Beckett's rejection of Joyce's advances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During his extensive travel around Germany, Beckett filled several notebooks with lists of noteworthy artwork that he had seen and noted his distaste for the Nazi savagery that was overtaking the country.

    <p>Beckett's travel around Germany was for the purpose of promoting his book.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Beckett's decision to settle permanently in Paris was influenced by his falling out with his mother.

    <p>Beckett's decision to settle permanently in Paris was influenced by his desire to escape the war in Ireland.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Beckett's companions in Paris included Joyce, Giacometti, and Duchamp, with whom he regularly played chess.

    <p>Beckett's companions in Paris included Picasso, Dali, and Matisse, with whom he regularly played chess.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Beckett had a brief affair with Peggy Guggenheim, who nicknamed him 'Oblomov' after a character in a novel.

    <p>Beckett had a brief affair with Anaïs Nin, who nicknamed him 'Oblomov' after a character in a novel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Beckett was stabbed in the chest and nearly killed when he refused the solicitations of a notorious pimp.

    <p>Beckett was stabbed in the chest and nearly killed when he refused the solicitations of a notorious gangster.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Beckett dropped the charges against his attacker partially because he found him likeable and well-mannered.

    <p>Beckett dropped the charges against his attacker partially because he felt sorry for him.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Beckett joined the French Resistance after the Nazi German occupation of France in 1940.

    <p>Beckett joined the French Resistance after the end of World War II.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Beckett and Suzanne fled south on foot to the small village of Roussillon to escape the Gestapo.

    <p>Beckett and Suzanne fled south on foot to the small village of Roussillon to start a new life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During his time in Roussillon, Beckett directly helped the Maquis sabotage the German army in the Vaucluse mountains.

    <p>During his time in Roussillon, Beckett directly helped the Maquis sabotage the French army in the Vaucluse mountains.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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