Waiting for Godot Multiple Choice Questions with Answers

Check Important Objective Type English Literature Multiple Choice Question Answers on Waiting for Godot by Samuel Buckett under Drama section. These solved questions answers on English Literature Drama section of English Literature Objective type question answers (MCQ) can be used as English Literature Study Material for UGC NET/JRF/STET, TET, and other written examinations (UGC NET English Paper-II) based on objective type multiple choice questions.

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 Multiple Choice Question Answers on Waiting for Godot - English Literature 

These MCQs on Waiting for Godot by Samuel Buckett are useful for literature students, competitive exams, and quick revision. Each question includes four options followed by the correct answer.

1. Who are the two main characters in *Waiting for Godot*?
A) Pozzo and Lucky
B) Vladimir and Estragon
C) Godot and Lucky
D) Hamm and Clov
Answer: B) Vladimir and Estragon

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2. What are Vladimir and Estragon waiting for?
A) A bus
B) Godot
C) Pozzo
D) Nightfall
Answer: B) Godot

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3. Who is Lucky’s master?
A) Vladimir
B) Estragon
C) Pozzo
D) Godot
Answer: C) Pozzo

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4. What genre best describes *Waiting for Godot*?
A) Tragedy
B) Farce
C) Theatre of the Absurd
D) Romantic Drama
Answer: C) Theatre of the Absurd

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5. Which character gives a long, incoherent speech when commanded to "think"?
A) Pozzo
B) Lucky
C) Vladimir
D) Estragon
Answer: B) Lucky

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6. How many acts does *Waiting for Godot* have?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
Answer: B) Two

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7. What does Estragon often complain about?
A) Hunger
B) His feet
C) The weather
D) Boredom
Answer: B) His feet

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8. What recurring action does Estragon attempt at the beginning of the play?
A) Take off his boots
B) Sleep
C) Climb a tree
D) Eat carrots
Answer: A) Take off his boots

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9. What does the boy say Godot will do?
A) Arrive tomorrow
B) Never come
C) Send a message
D) Punish Vladimir and Estragon
Answer: A) Arrive tomorrow

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10. What is the setting of the play?
A) A prison yard
B) A roadside with a tree
C) A park in Paris
D) A battlefield
Answer: B) A roadside with a tree

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11. What does Pozzo lose in Act II?
A) His watch
B) His voice
C) His sight
D) His whip
Answer: C) His sight

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12. How do the characters pass time while waiting?
A) Playing games
B) Talking, arguing, contemplating suicide
C) Sleeping
D) Building things
Answer: B) Talking, arguing, contemplating suicide

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13. What is one of the main themes of the play?
A) Revenge
B) The absurdity of human existence
C) Political conflict
D) Religious salvation
Answer: B) The absurdity of human existence

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14. What does the tree in the play symbolize?
A) Death
B) Nature's power
C) Hope and time passing
D) Religion
Answer: C) Hope and time passing

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15. Which language was *Waiting for Godot* originally written in?
A) English
B) German
C) French
D) Spanish
Answer: C) French

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16. What do Vladimir and Estragon consider doing with the tree?
A) Climbing it to look for Godot
B) Hanging themselves
C) Cutting it down
D) Planting more trees
Answer: B) Hanging themselves

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17. Which of the following best describes the structure of the play?
A) Linear and eventful
B) Episodic and fast-paced
C) Cyclical and repetitive
D) Chaotic and nonlinear
Answer: C) Cyclical and repetitive

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18. What does the boy represent in the play?
A) A messenger of hope
B) A spy
C) Pozzo’s lost son
D) A priest
Answer: A) A messenger of hope

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19. What is Pozzo's demeanor like in Act I?
A) Weak and blind
B) Arrogant and commanding
C) Fearful and paranoid
D) Joyful and generous
Answer: B) Arrogant and commanding

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20. What is the ultimate message the play seems to leave about Godot?
A) He is real and will come
B) He represents death
C) He will never come; the wait is eternal
D) He is already among them
Answer: C) He will never come; the wait is eternal

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