Heart of a Dog Quizzes

Heart of a Dog Quiz 1

1 How many times did Bulgakov marry?
4

2

3

1
2 Why was Bulgakov prevented from leaving Russia with other members of his family?
His contraction of typhus

His Menshevik sympathies

The government's desire to keep famous writers within Soviet borders

The government's desire to retain all doctors within the country
3 Which of Bulgakov's early works was adapted into a highly popular stage play in 1926?
The White Guard

Heart of a Dog

The Red Crown

The Master and Margarita
4 Which work earned Bulgakov the favor and protection of Joseph Stalin?
Cabal of the Hypocrites

The Master and Margarita

The Fatal Eggs

The Days of the Turbins
5 Which of Bulgakov's works was only shared during his lifetime in a 1939 private reading with friends?
The Life of Monsieur de Moliere

The Master and Margarita

Heart of a Dog

The White Guard
6 What ultimately killed Mikhail Bulgakov?
Suicide by poisoning

An inherited kidney disorder

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

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

An informant for the Russian state

Bulgakov's brothers, who were smuggled in from Paris
8 How was "Heart of a Dog" read widely before its official release in 1987?
Through the use of informal samizdat channels

Bulgakov secretly printing of a thousand copies that were spread around Moscow.

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?
47

35

51

28
10 What was science fiction like in Russia prior to the 1917 Revolution?
It was largely Romantic and subsumed by genre fiction and utopian fiction.

It was dominated by authors from the eastern portion of Russia.

It was focused on new technologies like underwater exploration.

It was intensely focused on relaying political messages.
11 All of the following are now considered important early writers of Soviet science fiction EXCEPT:
Alexey Tolstoy

Alexander Belyaev

Yevgeny Zamyatin

Maxim Gorky
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 greater renown for drama and satirical fiction

His general anti-Bolshevik tendencies
14 The genre of "Heart of a Dog" can best be described as:
Pure science fiction

Pure satire

A mix of satire and science ficiton

A mix of horror and satire
15 What injury did Sharik sustain at the beginning of the novel?
He deafened himself to cope with his anger over "Celeste Aida" being sung in public.

He was mauled by another stray dog over food.

His left side was burned with hot water by a cook.

He ate bad meat given to him by a kind stranger.
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 is a homeless animal, but even he feels that the food served in such places is inedible.

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

Sharik lingers around kitchens often and knows good food.

Sharik was once a dedicated servant of the Soviet state, before being turned into a dog by Professor Preobrazhensky.
18 What does Professor Preobrazhensky offer Sharik when he first encounters him?
Scraps from a butcher

Krakow sausage

A piece of fruit

Aged ham
19 How does Sharik first describe Fyodor?
As a "well-dressed veterinarian"

As a "murderer in gold braid"

As a "mongrel of a different kind"

As a "weak-willed servant"
20 What does Sharik do to show his loyalty to Professor Preobrazhensky in Chapter 1?
He hisses "like a torn hose" at anyone who gets too close to the professor.

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 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 new housing committee has vocalized a dislike for the professor.

New tenants will be moved into all of the units in the building.

The professor's galoshes have been stolen from the hall.

Zina has been seen out with strange men.
22 How did Sharik first learn how to read?
With the help of another stray dog that taught him

By the help of a patient master

By associating smells with certain kinds of stores

By associating colors 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?
Professor

Property Manager

Proctologist

Producer
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 the subject of an experiment.

He is about to be euthanized.

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.

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

The professor is able to give Sharik a tranquilizer shot.

He is anesthetized by Dr. Bormenthal.

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