Uncle Vanya Quizzes

Uncle Vanya Quiz 1

1 What year was the play published?
1899

1900

1896

1898
2 Where is the play set?
A country estate

A castle

A city apartment

A rural farm
3 Whose arrival sends the characters into a tizzy?
Vanya

Astrov

Sonya

Serebryakov and Helen
4 The play is known for all of the following except
no real protagonists or antagonists

irony and droll tone

lack of traditional plot

vacillation of tone and mood
5 What is Astrov's profession?
Professor

Lawyer

Doctor

Landowner
6 What has Vanya spent his life doing?
Writing about art

Working in the forest reserve

Seeing patients

Working the estate
7 Astrov's true passion is
art

poetry

forestry

politics
8 Who is Marina?
A landowner's wife

A nurse

Serebryakov's first wife

A local peasant
9 What does Serebryakov write about?
Art

Forestry

Literature

Politics
10 Helen is known for her
skills as an artist

intellect

beauty

wit
11 Sonya can best be described as
sweet

witty

whiny

apathetic
12 What does Serebryakov suffer from?
Migraines

Cancer

Gout

Epilepsy
13 What does Vanya think of his brother-in-law?
That he is a true scholar

That he is not a scholar but a good man

That he has bad luck

That he is obscure and pointless
14 Mrs. Voynitsky suggests that Vanya
have tea

leave the estate

play the guitar

read a pamphlet
15 Where is Astrov called off to?
The office

The school

The factory

The church
16 Sonya says people who live near forests are all the following except
more affectionate

handsomer

smarter

happier
17 Astrov calls man a/an
creator

fiend

angel

destroyer
18 Astrov laments that Russians are
irreligious

not building enough factories

cutting down the forests

focused too much on leisure
19 Helen is characterized by
boredom

energy

wildness

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

35

47

50
23 What does Helen notice about Sonya?
She hates her father

She is in love with Telegin

She loves Astrov

She is unhappy working on the estate
24 How does Helen receive Vanya's attentions?
With confusion

With horror

With disdain

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

Telegin

Astrov

Serebryakov

How enthusiastic is Yelena about these suggested activities?

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Uncle Vanya

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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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