Harold Pinter MCQsBy: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: June 2, 2025 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. : What nationality was Harold Pinter? (A) American (B) Irish (C) British (D) Canadian 2. : Which prestigious award did Harold Pinter win in 2005? (A) Man Booker Prize (B) Pulitzer Prize (C) Nobel Prize in Literature (D) Academy Award 3. : What is the title of Harold Pinter’s first play? (A) The Room (B) The Birthday Party (C) The Dumb Waiter (D) The Homecoming 4. : Which Harold Pinter play was a commercial failure upon its debut but later gained acclaim? (A) Betrayal (B) The Homecoming (C) The Birthday Party (D) Ashes to Ashes 5. : Harold Pinter is often associated with which theatrical movement? (A) Absurdism (B) Realism (C) Expressionism (D) Romanticism 6. : Which term is often used to describe the distinctive pauses and silences in Pinter’s dialogue? (A) Pinter Pause (B) Pinter Silence (C) Dramatic Gap (D) Quiet Tension 7. : What was Harold Pinter’s profession apart from being a playwright? (A) Doctor (B) Lawyer (C) Actor (D) Banker 8. : In which year was Harold Pinter born? (A) 1928 (B) 1930 (C) 1935 (D) 1940 9. : Which of the following plays was written by Harold Pinter? (A) Waiting for Godot (B) The Caretaker (C) Death of a Salesman (D) A Streetcar Named Desire 10. : What is the central theme in many of Pinter’s plays? (A) Historical events (B) Power and control (C) Religion (D) Comedy 11. : Which Harold Pinter play features a character named Goldberg? (A) The Homecoming (B) The Birthday Party (C) The Dumb Waiter (D) Old Times 12. : What was Harold Pinter’s wife’s name? (A) Antonia Fraser (B) Virginia Woolf (C) Sylvia Plath (D) Joan Bakewell 13. : Harold Pinter received a knighthood in which year? (A) 1998 (B) 2002 (C) 2007 (D) He refused it 14. : In which genre did Harold Pinter also write extensively, besides drama? (A) Science Fiction (B) Poetry (C) Mystery (D) Romance 15. : Harold Pinter’s plays often explore which kind of setting? (A) Exotic landscapes (B) Domestic interiors (C) Public squares (D) War zones 16. : What political stance did Harold Pinter often take in his public speeches? (A) Apolitical (B) Conservative (C) Pacifist and leftist (D) Monarchist 17. : Harold Pinter was a strong critic of which war? (A) Gulf War (B) Vietnam War (C) Iraq War (D) Korean War 18. : Harold Pinter was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contributions to what? (A) Peace (B) Science (C) Literature (D) Economics 19. : What is the title of Pinter’s 1978 play about an extramarital affair? (A) Ashes to Ashes (B) Betrayal (C) The Lover (D) The Basement 20. : Which of the following is NOT a Harold Pinter play? (A) The Dumb Waiter (B) No Man’s Land (C) The Bald Soprano (D) The Room 21. : Pinter’s style is often called “Comedy of ___.” (A) Errors (B) Manners (C) Menace (D) Silence 22. : Which play did Pinter write in response to the political climate of the 1990s? (A) Ashes to Ashes (B) Moonlight (C) Celebration (D) One for the Road 23. : Which university awarded Harold Pinter an honorary doctorate? (A) Harvard (B) Oxford (C) University of Leeds (D) Cambridge 24. : What illness was Harold Pinter diagnosed with in 2002? (A) Liver cancer (B) Colon cancer (C) Throat cancer (D) Leukemia 25. : In which year did Harold Pinter pass away? (A) 2007 (B) 2008 (C) 2009 (D) 2010 26. : Which two characters are featured in The Dumb Waiter? (A) Max and Lenny (B) Ben and Gus (C) Pete and Stanley (D) Mick and Davies 27. : What was Harold Pinter’s full name? (A) Harold Anthony Pinter (B) Harold David Pinter (C) Harold Samuel Pinter (D) Harold Joseph Pinter 28. : Which Pinter play was adapted into a film starring Jeremy Irons and Ben Kingsley? (A) The Homecoming (B) Old Times (C) Betrayal (D) The Collection 29. : Harold Pinter served as a director at which British theater? (A) National Theatre (B) The Old Vic (C) Royal Court Theatre (D) Donmar Warehouse 30. : Which theme is often found in Pinter’s work? (A) Social mobility (B) National pride (C) Identity and memory (D) Adventure and quest 31. : What was Pinter’s attitude toward American foreign policy? (A) Supportive (B) Neutral (C) Critical (D) Indifferent 32. : What profession did Pinter’s father have? (A) Actor (B) Tailor (C) Teacher (D) Politician 33. : What is “Pinteresque” often used to describe? (A) Historical narratives (B) Emotional melodrama (C) Tension-filled, ambiguous dialogue (D) Musical storytelling 34. : In which London district was Harold Pinter born? (A) Hackney (B) Chelsea (C) Camden (D) Hammersmith 35. : Harold Pinter had a significant acting role in which medium besides theatre? (A) Radio (B) Film (C) Opera (D) Circus 36. : What sport did Harold Pinter play at a competitive level? (A) Football (B) Tennis (C) Cricket (D) Rugby 37. : Which playwright influenced Harold Pinter’s work? (A) Arthur Miller (B) Samuel Beckett (C) Tennessee Williams (D) Tom Stoppard 38. : Which award did Pinter win in 2001 for lifetime achievement? (A) Laurence Olivier Award (B) BAFTA (C) David Cohen Prize (D) Tony Award 39. : Which Pinter work is considered autobiographical? (A) Moonlight (B) Old Times (C) A Slight Ache (D) Ashes to Ashes 40. : Which actor frequently collaborated with Harold Pinter? (A) Alan Rickman (B) Michael Gambon (C) Kenneth Branagh (D) Henry Woolf 41. : Which radio play did Pinter write in 1959? (A) A Night Out (B) Family Voices (C) Voices in the Wind (D) A Slight Ache 42. : Harold Pinter was educated at which drama school? (A) RADA (B) LAMDA (C) Central School of Speech and Drama (D) Webber Douglas 43. : Pinter’s influence extended into which of these arts? (A) Sculpture (B) Dance (C) Screenwriting (D) Architecture 44. : Who described Pinter as “the most influential playwright of his generation”? (A) Peter Hall (B) Tom Stoppard (C) Harold Bloom (D) Michael Billington 45. : Which of Pinter’s plays was inspired by interrogations and torture? (A) One for the Road (B) The Collection (C) The Room (D) Landscape 46. : Which honor did Pinter receive in France? (A) Legion of Honour (B) Prix Médicis (C) Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (D) French Order of Merit 47. : Harold Pinter worked on screenplays for films based on novels by which author? (A) J.K. Rowling (B) John le Carré (C) Jane Austen (D) Ian McEwan 48. : What was Pinter’s religion by birth? (A) Christian (B) Muslim (C) Jewish (D) Atheist 49. : What is the subject of Pinter’s Nobel Lecture titled “Art, Truth and Politics”? (A) Music and aesthetics (B) Love and betrayal (C) Literature and moral responsibility (D) Drama and performance 50. : Which of Pinter’s plays includes the line: “They’re coming today. I can smell them”? (A) The Birthday Party (B) The Caretaker (C) The Room (D) Ashes to Ashes Related Posts:Childe Harold's Pilgrimage MCQs & Summarynetworking MCQs, storage solutions, cloud computing MCQs, data center technologies MCQs.Types of contracts (e.g., sales contracts MCQs, employment contracts MCQs)Distributed database architecture MCQs MCQs in DBMSBuilding brand credibility MCQs MCQs in digital marketingAutoCAD Layouts and Viewports MCQs AutoCAD MCQs