Anna Christie Quizzes

Anna Christie Quiz 1

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

Strange Interlude

The View from the Bridge

The Iceman Cometh

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

Seattle

Boston

New York

Portland
3 In what year is the play set?

1930

1920

1940

1910
4 The play was initially titled after which character?

Chris

Marthy

Mat

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

in a house

in a saloon

in a church

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

Anna

Larry

Mat

Chris
7 Who is the bartender?

Chris

Larry

Mat

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

Johnny

Chris

Mat

Larry
9 What social phenomenon is happening at this time?

The Great Depression

WWII

Prohibition

WWI
10 Where is Chris's letter sent?

His house

His barge

A church

The bar
11 Where was Anna living?

Missouri

Wisconsin

Minnesota

Iowa
12 Chris is all the following except ___.

red-faced

short and squat

about thirty

amiable
13 We know that Marthy has ___ in her past.

imprisonment

prostitution

indebtedness

drug usage
14 What is Marthy's relationship to Chris?

Employer

Fellow union member

Sister

Lover
15 When was the last time Chris saw Anna?

When she was 5

When she was 10

Two years ago

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

Germany

France

Austria-Hungary

Sweden
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 biting wit

her striking beauty

her savage rage

her good humor
19 Chris is often ___.

drunk

angry

depressed

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

about 15 years old

pretty

a bit rundown

blonde
21 Anna's personality is ___.

defensive

quick to anger

good humored

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

He lives on a barge.

He is unmarried.

He is religious.

He isn't rich.
23 Who took advantage of Anna on the farm?

A cousin

An uncle

A grandfather

A local man
24 Anna's first job was a ___.

shopgirl

prostitute

nurse/governess

teacher
25 Anna claims to despise ___.

men

her father

the sea

sex

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