Heart of a Dog Quizzes

Heart of a Dog Quiz 1

1 How many times did Bulgakov marry?
3

4

2

1
2 Why was Bulgakov prevented from leaving Russia with other members of his family?
The government's desire to retain all doctors within the country

His contraction of typhus

His Menshevik sympathies

The government's desire to keep famous writers within Soviet borders
3 Which of Bulgakov's early works was adapted into a highly popular stage play in 1926?
The Master and Margarita

The Red Crown

Heart of a Dog

The White Guard
4 Which work earned Bulgakov the favor and protection of Joseph Stalin?
The Fatal Eggs

The Days of the Turbins

The Master and Margarita

Cabal of the Hypocrites
5 Which of Bulgakov's works was only shared during his lifetime in a 1939 private reading with friends?
The White Guard

The Master and Margarita

Heart of a Dog

The Life of Monsieur de Moliere
6 What ultimately killed Mikhail Bulgakov?
An inherited kidney disorder

Suicide by poisoning

A brutal attack by the Soviet secret police

A knife wound delivered in a bar duel
7 Which special character(s) attended the private reading of "Heart of a Dog" given in 1925?
The scientist who was the inspiration for Philip Philippovich

An informant for the Russian state

Bulgakov's ex-wife, current wife, and future wife

Bulgakov's brothers, who were smuggled in from Paris
8 How was "Heart of a Dog" read widely before its official release in 1987?
Bulgakov secretly printing of a thousand copies that were spread around Moscow.

Through the use of informal samizdat channels

Stalin enjoyed the book and secretly distributed it himself.

Bulgakov's widow spent her life printing and distributing the book.
9 How many years after Bulgakov's death was "Heart of a Dog" officially published?
35

47

51

28
10 What was science fiction like in Russia prior to the 1917 Revolution?
It was dominated by authors from the eastern portion of Russia.

It was largely Romantic and subsumed by genre fiction and utopian fiction.

It was intensely focused on relaying political messages.

It was focused on new technologies like underwater exploration.
11 All of the following are now considered important early writers of Soviet science fiction EXCEPT:
Maxim Gorky

Yevgeny Zamyatin

Alexey Tolstoy

Alexander Belyaev
12 Which of the following was NOT an element of early Soviet science fiction?
Fascination with new technologies developed in the late 1910s and early 1920s

Heavy reliance on Western fantastical fictions like Gulliver's Travels and Frankenstein

Strong concern for logic and scientific rigor

The promotion of a socialist political agenda
13 Why was Bulgakov excluded from the tradition of Soviet science fiction during his life?
His treatment of the grotesque

His own dislike for the emerging genre

His general anti-Bolshevik tendencies

His greater renown for drama and satirical fiction
14 The genre of "Heart of a Dog" can best be described as:
Pure satire

Pure science fiction

A mix of horror and satire

A mix of satire and science ficiton
15 What injury did Sharik sustain at the beginning of the novel?
He ate bad meat given to him by a kind stranger.

He was mauled by another stray dog over food.

He deafened himself to cope with his anger over "Celeste Aida" being sung in public.

His left side was burned with hot water by a cook.
16 Which of the following elements from the first chapter does NOT foreshadow a later event in the book?
The references to Verdi's "Aida"

Sharik's initial dislike for Fyodor

The "IS REJUVENATION POSSIBLE?" sign

The woman who passes Sharik in the gateway
17 Why is Sharik's critique of public cafeterias so striking?
Sharik was once a dedicated servant of the Soviet state, before being turned into a dog by Professor Preobrazhensky.

Sharik is familiar with the woman in the gate, who he knows gets sick from cafeteria food.

Sharik is a homeless animal, but even he feels that the food served in such places is inedible.

Sharik lingers around kitchens often and knows good food.
18 What does Professor Preobrazhensky offer Sharik when he first encounters him?
A piece of fruit

Krakow sausage

Scraps from a butcher

Aged ham
19 How does Sharik first describe Fyodor?
As a "mongrel of a different kind"

As a "well-dressed veterinarian"

As a "weak-willed servant"

As a "murderer in gold braid"
20 What does Sharik do to show his loyalty to Professor Preobrazhensky in Chapter 1?
He does not eat all of the sausage he is given, lest he appear too greedy.

He allows the professor to constantly rub him.

He hisses "like a torn hose" at anyone who gets too close to the professor.

He aggressively snaps his teeth at a stray tom that crosses their path.
21 What announcement does Fyodor make at the end of Chapter 1?
The professor's galoshes have been stolen from the hall.

Zina has been seen out with strange men.

The new housing committee has vocalized a dislike for the professor.

New tenants will be moved into all of the units in the building.
22 How did Sharik first learn how to read?
By the help of a patient master

By associating colors with certain kinds of stores

With the help of another stray dog that taught him

By associating smells with certain kinds of stores
23 What is most likely the strange word that Sharik sees on the Philip Philippovich's business card in Chapter 2?
Proctologist

Producer

Property Manager

Professor
24 What does Sharik assume when first being taken to the examination room by Zina and the Professor?
He has been tricked into a dog hospital.

He is about to be euthanized.

He is about to be the subject of an experiment.

He is being led to quarters reserved specially for him.
25 How is Sharik initially subdued after trying to flee the examination room in Chapter 2?
He calms himself after a while.

The professor is able to give Sharik a tranquilizer shot.

Zina is able to grab him by the leg and calm him.

He is anesthetized by Dr. Bormenthal.

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