Question

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I	List - II
A. The Tempest	I. Samuel Becket
B. The Miser	II. Shakespeare
C. Cherry Orchid	III. Moliere
D. Waiting for Godot	IV. Antone Chekhov

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

• A. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• B. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
• C. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
• D. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

Hint:

Chekhov is synonymous with "The Cherry Orchard." Beckett is synonymous with "Godot."

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: This list involves major landmarks in Western dramatic literature, covering the Renaissance, French Neoclassicism, Russian Realism, and the Theatre of the Absurd.

Step 1: Matching the works to their global authors.

• The Tempest (A): One of the final plays by William Shakespeare (II).
• The Miser (B): A comedy of manners by the French playwright Moliere (III).
• The Cherry Orchard (C): A masterpiece of modern realism by Anton Chekhov (IV).
• Waiting for Godot (D): The definitive absurdist play by Samuel Beckett (I). The resulting sequence is A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I.