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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