Q 01/05

In which Manhattan neighbourhood was Arthur Miller born in 1915?

A) Greenwich Village

B) Hell's Kitchen

C) Harlem

D) Chelsea

Answer · why

C) Harlem

Harlem: his father's thriving clothing business was later wiped out in the Depression.

Q 02/05

Arthur Miller spent his teenage years in which borough, later the home of Willy Loman?

A) The Bronx

B) Queens

C) Brooklyn

D) Staten Island

Answer · why

C) Brooklyn

Brooklyn: before turning to plays, the teenage Miller started out as a singer, crooning pop songs on the radio.

Q 03/05

Where did Miller study, winning the Avery Hopwood Award for his first play, No Villain?

A) Harvard University

B) New York University

C) Columbia University

D) The University of Michigan

Answer · why

D) The University of Michigan

The University of Michigan: to afford it, he worked in an auto-parts warehouse after high school.

Q 04/05

What kept Arthur Miller out of military service in World War II?

A) Poor eyesight

B) A football injury

C) Flat feet

D) Chronic asthma

Answer · why

B) A football injury

A football injury: turned down for service, he worked at a navy yard during the war and wrote radio plays.

Q 05/05

Which Miller play lasted four Broadway performances in 1944?

A) Incident at Vichy

B) The American Clock

C) The Man Who Had All the Luck

D) The Archbishop's Ceiling

Answer · why

C) The Man Who Had All the Luck

The Man Who Had All the Luck: its fate was the opposite of its title, but his next play, All My Sons, became his first hit.