Our Town · Thornton Wilder

Whole Play Quiz

Twenty questions across the whole play: Grover's Corners, the Stage Manager, the bare stage, George and Emily, and what the play says about ordinary life.

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Q1 of 20
When was Our Town first performed?
Q2 of 20
Which prize did Our Town win?
Q3 of 20
In which state is Grover's Corners?
Q4 of 20
What years do the three acts cover?
Q5 of 20
What does the Stage Manager say about marriage at the start of Act 2?
Q6 of 20
Why does Wilder use almost no scenery?
Q7 of 20
Which line sums up what Emily learns?
Q8 of 20
What did Mrs. Gibbs's legacy pay for, according to Emily?
Q9 of 20
Who is Emily's father?
Q10 of 20
What does Emily call the earth as she says goodbye to it?
Q11 of 20
What is the main theme of the play?
Q12 of 20
Who plays the minister at George and Emily's wedding?
Q13 of 20
How does Simon Stimson describe being alive?
Q14 of 20
How does the play move between times and places?
Q15 of 20
What kind of play is Our Town?
Q16 of 20
What does the Stage Manager say there is "something" in every human being?
Q17 of 20
Who are George's parents?
Q18 of 20
Which line shows Emily saying goodbye to the world?
Q19 of 20
How do the dead in Act 3 view the living?
Q20 of 20
Why has Our Town stayed so popular with schools and amateur theatres?