Sophie Treadwell- Machinal Theatrical Play Quiz
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Have you ever seen Machinal live? Sophie Treadwell wrote this iconic theatrical play. She was a famous American playwright and journalist in the last century. This quiz is based on episode 4- Maternal. How much do you know about it?
- 1.How do you think Helen feels in Episode 4?
- 2.Note how you could potentially stage this, try to take inspiration from theatre you've watched during the course.
- 3.Do you feel the Nurse is as trapped as Helen?
- 4.
![We know this Episode is about Helen's incapability of being a mother, but what is it really about? - ProProfs]( "We know this Episode is about Helen's incapability of being a mother, but what is it really about?")
We know this Episode is about Helen's incapability of being a mother, but what is it really about?- A.
1920's Society expecting women to all be perfect mothers
- B.
Postnatal depression and anxiety (which sadly wasn't a researched illness in the 20's)
- C.
Men (the Doctor and George) interfering with female issues and intrufing individual experience.
- D.
The censorship of female voices
- E.
All of the above
- 5.
![At the time of writing Machinal, what was Treadwells status? - ProProfs]( "At the time of writing Machinal, what was Treadwells status?")
At the time of writing Machinal, what was Treadwells status?- A.
Married
- B.
Divorced
- C.
Married with kids
- D.
Widowed
- 6.
![True or false? "Helen just doesn't want to be a mother" - ProProfs]( "True or false? \"Helen just doesn't want to be a mother\"")
True or false? "Helen just doesn't want to be a mother"- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.
![Who does Helen challenge in her Monoluge at the end of the episode? - ProProfs]( "Who does Helen challenge in her Monoluge at the end of the episode?")
Who does Helen challenge in her Monoluge at the end of the episode?- A.
George (Her Husband)
- B.
The Doctors
- C.
The Nurse
- D.
God
- 8.Which of the following quotes present a strong change in Helen's meek character? (Click all that apply)
- A.
"I’ve submitted to enough—I won’t submit to any more"
- B.
"I’ll rest—I’ll lie down"
- C.
“Aren’t you glad it’s a girl?...You’re not! Oh, my! That’s no way to talk! Men want boys—women ought to want girls.”
- D.
“I smell everything then.”
- E.
“I’ll not submit any more—I’ll not submit—I’ll not submit—.”
- 9.
![True or False? "Due to the fact she had no children, Sophie Treadwell had no clue or experience in motherhood. This episode of the play is just a radical feminist statement on society" - ProProfs]( "True or False? \"Due to the fact she had no children, Sophie Treadwell had no clue or experience in motherhood. This episode of the play is just a radical feminist statement on society\"")
True or False? "Due to the fact she had no children, Sophie Treadwell had no clue or experience in motherhood. This episode of the play is just a radical feminist statement on society"- A.
True
- B.
False
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