Ghosts Quizzes

Ghosts Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed May 06, 2019

1 The play takes place in

France

Sweden

Norway

America
2 Engstrand is known for his

robberies

drunkenness

violence

gambling
3 The Captain Alving Memorial is a/an

statue

orphanage

museum

hospital
4 Engstrand wants Regina to do all the following except

leave the Alvings'

come live with him

work at the seaman's home

marry Osvald
5 Pastor Manders comments on Regina's

figure

hair

height

skin
6 Manders suggests that Regina

try to find a place in town

look for a husband

go to school

go stay with her father
7 Manders objects to Mrs. Alving's

paintings

books

friends

clothing
8 Osvald is a/an

philosopher

sculptor

poet

painter
9 When it comes to the orphanage, Manders encourages Mrs. Alving

to give the opening day speech

to work there herself

to not name it after he husband

to not insure it
10 Manders is very concerned with his

wealth

learning

reputation

appearance
11 What is Osvald doing when he is first introduced?

Drinking alcohol

Having a fit

Smoking a pipe

Painting
12 What does Osvald think of his father for most of his life?

That he was an honorable man

That he was very artistic

That he was dissolute

That he was cruel
13 What does Osvald talk about that disconcerts Manders?

Politics

"Free marriages"

Drinking and smoking

The content of his art
14 Which of the following statements regarding the Alving marriage is false?

Mr. Alving left Mrs. Alving but was forced to return

Manders and Mrs. Alving had feelings for each other

Mrs. Alving left her husband but returned

Mr. Alving was a debauched man
15 Manders says Mrs. Alving has a/an ______________ spirit.

diffident

weak

malevolent

rebellious
16 What does Mrs. Alving reveal about her late husband?

He had another family

He died as debauched as he lived

He was in love with another man

He was dissolute, but reformed himself
17 What disease did Chamberlain Alving have?

Influenza

Typhoid

Syphilis

Tuberculosis
18 Whom did Chamberlain Alving seduce that was the last straw for Mrs. Alving?

Her sister

The neighbor

The maid

A waitress
19 What is the truth about Regina?

She is Mrs. Alving's daughter

She is very sick like Alving

She is Manders' daughter

She is Alving's daughter
20 How much money did Johanna get from Mrs. Alving to leave and marry Engstrand?

$500

$300

$1000

$100
21 When Mrs. Alving talks about ghosts, what does she mean?

Ideas and beliefs and the past

Angels and demons

Actual specters

Her flaws
22 Why is Manders annoyed with Engstrand?

He entered false records

He married a fallen woman

He lied

All of these
23 What does Engstrand want to open up?

An orphanage

A legitimate hotel

A brothel

A restaurant
24 Throughout the whole play until the very end, the weather is

rainy

sunny

blazing hot

wild
25 Osvald describes his way of living as

"living life to the fullest"

"carpe diem"

"to thine own self be true"

"the joy of life"

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