Uncle Vanya Quizzes

Uncle Vanya Quiz 1

1 What year was the play published?
1896

1899

1900

1898
2 Where is the play set?
A country estate

A castle

A rural farm

A city apartment
3 Whose arrival sends the characters into a tizzy?
Serebryakov and Helen

Sonya

Astrov

Vanya
4 The play is known for all of the following except
lack of traditional plot

no real protagonists or antagonists

vacillation of tone and mood

irony and droll tone
5 What is Astrov's profession?
Lawyer

Landowner

Professor

Doctor
6 What has Vanya spent his life doing?
Working the estate

Working in the forest reserve

Writing about art

Seeing patients
7 Astrov's true passion is
forestry

poetry

politics

art
8 Who is Marina?
A landowner's wife

Serebryakov's first wife

A nurse

A local peasant
9 What does Serebryakov write about?
Forestry

Politics

Literature

Art
10 Helen is known for her
wit

intellect

skills as an artist

beauty
11 Sonya can best be described as
witty

apathetic

whiny

sweet
12 What does Serebryakov suffer from?
Epilepsy

Gout

Cancer

Migraines
13 What does Vanya think of his brother-in-law?
That he is not a scholar but a good man

That he is obscure and pointless

That he is a true scholar

That he has bad luck
14 Mrs. Voynitsky suggests that Vanya
leave the estate

play the guitar

read a pamphlet

have tea
15 Where is Astrov called off to?
The school

The church

The office

The factory
16 Sonya says people who live near forests are all the following except
smarter

handsomer

happier

more affectionate
17 Astrov calls man a/an
creator

destroyer

fiend

angel
18 Astrov laments that Russians are
irreligious

focused too much on leisure

cutting down the forests

not building enough factories
19 Helen is characterized by
boredom

wildness

energy

intelligence
20 Helen says men have a demon of "_______ " in them
lust

rage

destruction

apathy
21 How does Vanya feel about Helen?
He hates her

He loves her

He is indifferent to her

He is jealous of her
22 How old is Vanya?
65

47

50

35
23 What does Helen notice about Sonya?
She is unhappy working on the estate

She is in love with Telegin

She hates her father

She loves Astrov
24 How does Helen receive Vanya's attentions?
With horror

With disdain

With confusion

With elation
25 Which character plays guitar throughout the play?
Serebryakov

Telegin

Vanya

Astrov

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What is the significance of this act in terms of plot development?

In a play where not much happens, this act features several encounters that would be immensely significant, were it not for Chekhov’s droll tone and the lack of any consequence or change following said encounters. There is Helen’s attempt to find...

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Uncle Vanya

by Anton Chekhov

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