Harold Pinter MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: June 2, 2025

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1. : What nationality was Harold Pinter?





2. : Which prestigious award did Harold Pinter win in 2005?





3. : What is the title of Harold Pinter’s first play?





4. : Which Harold Pinter play was a commercial failure upon its debut but later gained acclaim?





5. : Harold Pinter is often associated with which theatrical movement?





6. : Which term is often used to describe the distinctive pauses and silences in Pinter’s dialogue?





7. : What was Harold Pinter’s profession apart from being a playwright?





8. : In which year was Harold Pinter born?





9. : Which of the following plays was written by Harold Pinter?





10. : What is the central theme in many of Pinter’s plays?





11. : Which Harold Pinter play features a character named Goldberg?





12. : What was Harold Pinter’s wife’s name?





13. : Harold Pinter received a knighthood in which year?





14. : In which genre did Harold Pinter also write extensively, besides drama?





15. : Harold Pinter’s plays often explore which kind of setting?





16. : What political stance did Harold Pinter often take in his public speeches?





17. : Harold Pinter was a strong critic of which war?





18. : Harold Pinter was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contributions to what?





19. : What is the title of Pinter’s 1978 play about an extramarital affair?





20. : Which of the following is NOT a Harold Pinter play?





21. : Pinter’s style is often called “Comedy of ___.”





22. : Which play did Pinter write in response to the political climate of the 1990s?





23. : Which university awarded Harold Pinter an honorary doctorate?





24. : What illness was Harold Pinter diagnosed with in 2002?





25. : In which year did Harold Pinter pass away?





26. : Which two characters are featured in The Dumb Waiter?





27. : What was Harold Pinter’s full name?





28. : Which Pinter play was adapted into a film starring Jeremy Irons and Ben Kingsley?





29. : Harold Pinter served as a director at which British theater?





30. : Which theme is often found in Pinter’s work?





31. : What was Pinter’s attitude toward American foreign policy?





32. : What profession did Pinter’s father have?





33. : What is “Pinteresque” often used to describe?





34. : In which London district was Harold Pinter born?





35. : Harold Pinter had a significant acting role in which medium besides theatre?





36. : What sport did Harold Pinter play at a competitive level?





37. : Which playwright influenced Harold Pinter’s work?





38. : Which award did Pinter win in 2001 for lifetime achievement?





39. : Which Pinter work is considered autobiographical?





40. : Which actor frequently collaborated with Harold Pinter?





41. : Which radio play did Pinter write in 1959?





42. : Harold Pinter was educated at which drama school?





43. : Pinter’s influence extended into which of these arts?





44. : Who described Pinter as “the most influential playwright of his generation”?





45. : Which of Pinter’s plays was inspired by interrogations and torture?





46. : Which honor did Pinter receive in France?





47. : Harold Pinter worked on screenplays for films based on novels by which author?





48. : What was Pinter’s religion by birth?





49. : What is the subject of Pinter’s Nobel Lecture titled “Art, Truth and Politics”?





50. : Which of Pinter’s plays includes the line: “They’re coming today. I can smell them”?





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