Anna Christie Quizzes

Anna Christie Quiz 1

1 O'Neill's other famous plays include ___.

The Iceman Cometh

Strange Interlude

The View from the Bridge

Desire Under the Elms
2 Where is the play initially set?

Boston

New York

Portland

Seattle
3 In what year is the play set?

1930

1940

1910

1920
4 The play was initially titled after which character?

Chris

Johnny

Marthy

Mat
5 The play is set on the barge and ___.

in a saloon

in a house

in a church

in a shop
6 Which character speaks mostly in the vernacular?

Mat

Chris

Larry

Anna
7 Who is the bartender?

Mat

Johnny

Chris

Larry
8 Who is a sailor at the time of the play?

Johnny

Larry

Mat

Chris
9 What social phenomenon is happening at this time?

WWI

WWII

Prohibition

The Great Depression
10 Where is Chris's letter sent?

His barge

A church

His house

The bar
11 Where was Anna living?

Wisconsin

Minnesota

Iowa

Missouri
12 Chris is all the following except ___.

short and squat

about thirty

amiable

red-faced
13 We know that Marthy has ___ in her past.

imprisonment

indebtedness

drug usage

prostitution
14 What is Marthy's relationship to Chris?

Lover

Employer

Sister

Fellow union member
15 When was the last time Chris saw Anna?

When she was 5

Two years ago

When she was 10

When she was one
16 Where are Chris and Anna from?

France

Sweden

Germany

Austria-Hungary
17 Where did Anna end up living?

With friends

In an orphanage

In a brothel

Her mother's relatives
18 Marthy is characterized by ___.

her striking beauty

her biting wit

her savage rage

her good humor
19 Chris is often ___.

angry

depressed

serene

drunk
20 Anna is described as all the following except ___.

about 15 years old

blonde

pretty

a bit rundown
21 Anna's personality is ___.

good humored

defensive

quick to anger

all of these, at times
22 What is Anna disappointed to learn about her father?

He lives on a barge.

He is unmarried.

He isn't rich.

He is religious.
23 Who took advantage of Anna on the farm?

A local man

A cousin

A grandfather

An uncle
24 Anna's first job was a ___.

prostitute

teacher

shopgirl

nurse/governess
25 Anna claims to despise ___.

sex

her father

the sea

men

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