Anna Christie Quizzes

Anna Christie Quiz 1

1 O'Neill's other famous plays include ___.
The Iceman Cometh

Desire Under the Elms

The View from the Bridge

Strange Interlude
2 Where is the play initially set?
New York

Seattle

Boston

Portland
3 In what year is the play set?
1930

1940

1920

1910
4 The play was initially titled after which character?
Marthy

Mat

Johnny

Chris
5 The play is set on the barge and ___.
in a saloon

in a shop

in a church

in a house
6 Which character speaks mostly in the vernacular?
Larry

Mat

Chris

Anna
7 Who is the bartender?
Mat

Johnny

Larry

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

Chris

Larry

Mat
9 What social phenomenon is happening at this time?
WWI

Prohibition

The Great Depression

WWII
10 Where is Chris's letter sent?
The bar

His barge

A church

His house
11 Where was Anna living?
Missouri

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Iowa
12 Chris is all the following except ___.
amiable

short and squat

red-faced

about thirty
13 We know that Marthy has ___ in her past.
indebtedness

prostitution

drug usage

imprisonment
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

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?
In an orphanage

Her mother's relatives

In a brothel

With friends
18 Marthy is characterized by ___.
her biting wit

her savage rage

her good humor

her striking beauty
19 Chris is often ___.
depressed

angry

serene

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

about 15 years old

blonde

a bit rundown
21 Anna's personality is ___.
defensive

good humored

quick to anger

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

He lives on a barge.

He isn't rich.

He is unmarried.
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

teacher

nurse/governess
25 Anna claims to despise ___.
the sea

men

her father

sex

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