1. What Norwegian playwright is considered one of the founders of modernism in theater? **Henrik Ibsen**
2. Ibsen's play A Doll's House challenged traditional notions of what? **Marriage and family life**
3. Ghosts and The Wild Duck are two other famous plays by Ibsen.
4. True or False: Ibsen's plays were candidly discussing controversial topics like women's rights at the time. **True**
5. Ibsen spent much of his career writing in what two countries as his works were less accepted in his native Norway? **Italy and Germany**
6. What broader type of plays did Ibsen pioneer known as "problem plays"? **Plays dealing with thought-provoking social issues**
7. Ibsen lived from what years? **1828-1906**
8. Hedda Gabler is another famous play that explores what theme? **Women's roles in society**
9. Ibsen is credited with helping originate what style of modern theater? **Realistic theater**
10. What intricate literary devices did Ibsen use to explore deeper truths in his plays? **Subplots, symbolism, and behind-the-scenes secrets**
11. True or False: Ibsen only wrote a handful of plays. **False**
12. What was controversial about Ibsen's discussion of subjects like women's rights in his plays? **They were candid and frank**
13. Ibsen moved away from what superficial style of theater popular at the time? **Superficial theater of the era**
14. Ibsen is considered an innovator in what area of modern drama? **Use of subplot and symbolism**
15. Ibsen was born in what country? **Norway**
16. When did Ibsen write A Doll's House? **1879**
17. Ibsen challenged social expectations through his portrayal of what in A Doll's House? **Marriage**
18. In what year was Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler written and published? **1890**
19. What social issue did Hedda Gabler focus on? **Women's roles and freedom**
20. How did Ibsen's works serve to move drama forward in a new direction during his era? **By tackling controversial real-world issues**
21. Ibsen is known for infusing his works with what style of realism? **Psychological realism**
22. Ibsen helped establish drama as a means to examine what? **Contemporary social problems**
23. True or False: Ibsen dealt primarily with lighter, comedic subjects in his plays. **False**
24. Ibsen worked as what profession early in his career before becoming a full-time writer? **Apothecary**
25. In what year did Ibsen die? **1906**
26. The Wild Duck dealt with themes such as what? **Idealism vs reality, moral duty**
27. Ibsen had an influence on later playwrights like who? **Anton Chekhov, August Strindberg**
28. Ibsen spent time in what city known for its intellectual culture early in his career? **Munich**
29. Ibsen helped elevate drama to new heights as a vehicle for what? **Social commentary and critique**
30. Ibsen's works are recognized for employing what technique to hint at deeper truths? **Symbolism**
31. Which of Ibsen's works addresses the topic of sexuality and venereal disease? **Ghosts**
32. Ibsen wrote acclaimed histories and biographies early in his career before transitioning to what genre? **Writing plays**
33. True or False: Ibsen's works expressed conventional, conservative social values of his time. **False**
34. Ibsen lived during what broad historical era? **The late 19th century**
35. Ibsen confronts issues like what other controversial subject in his works? **Suicide**
36. Ibsen was influenced by what broad intellectual movement of his era? **Naturalism**
37. What national dramatist of Norway is Ibsen regarded as? **The father of modern Norwegian drama**
38. Ghosts deals with the repercussions of what? **A life lived in denial of moral conduct**
39. Ibsen felt Norwegian society of his time was what? **Stifling and repressive**
40. Ibsen spent years abroad in self-imposed exile due to what? **Criticism of his works in Norway**
41. A Doll's House ends with what iconic line spoken by Nora? **"I must find out who I am"**
42. Ibsen developed a new style of drama based on what core technique? **Subtext and implication**
43. Hedda Gabler focused on themes of what two constraints on women? **Gender roles and social expectations**
44. Ibsen changed the direction of 19th century theater by drawing attention to what social issues? **Hypocrisy, appearance vs. reality**
45. Ibsen created complex, psychologically layered characters who do what? **React to social pressures of their time**
46. In what city was Ibsen born? **Skien, Norway**
47. Ibsen remained a revolutionary figure into the what century? **20th century**
48. Ibsen's play Enemy of the People dealt with what theme? **The tension between individual and society**
49. Realism in Ibsen's works is demonstrated through techniques like what? **Everyday settings, conversations**
50. Ibsen served as what kind of role model for modernist theater? **A radical innovator**
51. Some scholars view Ibsen as forerunning what modern artistic movement? **Modernism, existentialism**
52. Ibsen fused dramatic storytelling with what? **Social commentary and subtext**
53. Which of Ibsen's works is often interpreted as an early feminist text? **A Doll's House**
54. Ibsen's dialogue was noted for its use of what language quality? **Plain spoken realism**
55. Ibsen studied what subject areas that influenced his works? **Philosophy, history, psychology**
56. True or False: Ibsen only achieved fame after his death. **False**
57. Ibsen was a member of what social movement as a young man? **Young Norway**
58. Which of Ibsen's works is about a woman constrained by a loveless marriage? **Hedda Gabler**
59. Female characters like Nora challenge what in Ibsen's plays? **Gender stereotypes of their time**
60. Ibsen died in what city? **Christiania (now Oslo), Norway**
61. Characters like Nora and Hedda helped establish a new ideal of what? **The modern, independent woman**
62. Ibsen's drama tackled what other then-taboo topic? **Suicide**
63. Nora departs what domestic space at the end of A Doll's House? **Her family home**
64. Ibsen employed what technique in plays like Ghosts to criticize hypocrisy? **Irony**
65. What was Ibsen's occupation prior to becoming a full-time writer? **Apothecary**
66. True or False: Ibsen favored narrative over characterization in his plays. **False**
67. Which of Ibsen's plays dealt with issues like the press and individual liberty? **An Enemy of the People**
68. As a young man, Ibsen took part in what cultural movement? **Romantic nationalism**
69. Ibsen wrote what genre of works early in his career before transitioning to drama? **Poetry and fiction**
70. Ibsen favored using what dramatic techniques for social commentary? **Allegory, symbolism**
71. Ibsen was notable for the what aspects of his dramatic characters? **Nuance, complexity, ambiguity**
72. Ibsen is seen as the father of what type of modern drama? **Problem plays**
73. Which of Ibsen's plays depicts the repressive nature of a small Norwegian community? **An Enemy of the People**
74. What was controversial about Nora's character in A Doll's House at the time? **Her defiance of patriarchal roles**
75. During which decade did Ibsen produce many of his most renowned works? **1880s**
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