Q 01/05

Who wrote Death of a Salesman?

A) Edward Albee

B) Arthur Miller

C) Eugene O'Neill

D) Tennessee Williams

Answer · why

B) Arthur Miller

It premiered on Broadway on 10 February 1949 and ran for 742 performances.

Q 02/05

What is the name of the play's protagonist, the travelling salesman?

A) Charley

B) Biff Loman

C) Howard Wagner

D) Willy Loman

Answer · why

D) Willy Loman

He is 63, insecure and self-deluded, and the product he sells is never disclosed.

Q 03/05

In which New York borough is the play set?

A) Brooklyn

B) Manhattan

C) Queens

D) The Bronx

Answer · why

A) Brooklyn

The Loman home sits amid a typical row of urban apartment buildings in the late 1940s.

Q 04/05

What is the play's subtitle?

A) Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem

B) A Tragedy of the Common Man in Two Acts and an Epilogue

C) The Inside of His Head: Scenes from a Salesman's Life

D) An American Tragedy in Two Acts and a Funeral

Answer · why

A) Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem

'The Inside of His Head' was Miller's early working title concept, not the published subtitle.

Q 05/05

How many performances did the original Broadway production run for?

A) 742

B) 300

C) 500

D) 650

Answer · why

A) 742

It opened on 10 February 1949 and closed on 18 November 1950.