Top 50+ Solved Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett MCQ Questions Answer
Q. What is the first thing the audience sees Estragon doing?
a. Standing still
b. Making a noose
c. Sleeping
d. Taking off his boot
Q. Which characters of the New Testament's Gospels are Estragon and Vladimir discussing at the beginning of the play?
a. Joseph and Mary
b. The two thieves
c. Lazarus and Zacchaeus
d. The apostles
Q. Where are Estragon and Vladimir supposed to meet Godot?
a. By the tree
b. Near the stream
c. In the desert
d. Top of the hill
Q. For Vladimir and Estragon, redemption and survival hangs on the arrival of
a. Lucky
b. Pozzo
c. Godot
d. The boy
Q. Waiting for Godot is about the human condition and there are inherent themes of
a. Existentialism
b. Annihilation
c. Survival
d. Tragedy
Q. When the boy visits Vladimir and Estragon, he says Godot treats him well but beats his brother, who does not respect Godot as much. Which biblical brothers do the boy and his brother represent in the play?
a. Jacob and Essau
b. Cain and Abel
c. Isaac and Ishmael
d. Moses and Aaron
Q. What impediment does Lucky have in Act Two of Waiting for Godot?
a. Blind
b. Limping
c. Mute
d. Deaf
Q. Who says the words, ‘To every man his little cross…Till he dies…And is forgotten?’
a. Vladimir
b. Estragon
c. Godot
d. Lucky
Q. Which characters of the New Testament’s Gospel are Estragon and Vladimirdiscussing at the beginning of the play?
a. Mary and Joseph
b. The two thieves
c. Lazarus and Zacchaeus
d. The apostles
Q. What is different about the tree Vladimir and Estragon stand by at the beginning ofAct II?
a. There is a noose
b. It’s been chopped down
c. It has leaves
d. It’s been burned
Q. Why can’t Pozzo recognize Vladimir and Estragon after they finally helped him up?
a. He hates them
b. He’s forgotten them
c. He’s blind
d. He’s sick
Q. Why has Estragon taken the rope out of his trousers?
a. To capture Lucky
b. To make a swing
c. To hang himself
d. To jump rope
Q. Who mentioned the two thieves on the crosses at Calvary in Waiting for Godot?
a. Estragon
b. Vladimir
c. Lucky
d. Pozzo
Q. How does Estragon describe Lucky’s dance?
a. The Hard Stool
b. The Net
c. The Scapegoat’s Agony
d. None of the above