Uncle Vanya Quizzes

Uncle Vanya Quiz 1

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1 What year was the play published?

1896

1898

1900

1899
2 Where is the play set?

A rural farm

A castle

A city apartment

A country estate
3 Whose arrival sends the characters into a tizzy?

Sonya

Serebryakov and Helen

Vanya

Astrov
4 The play is known for all of the following except

no real protagonists or antagonists

irony and droll tone

vacillation of tone and mood

lack of traditional plot
5 What is Astrov's profession?

Lawyer

Doctor

Professor

Landowner
6 What has Vanya spent his life doing?

Working in the forest reserve

Working the estate

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 local peasant

A nurse
9 What does Serebryakov write about?

Literature

Forestry

Art

Politics
10 Helen is known for her

beauty

intellect

skills as an artist

wit
11 Sonya can best be described as

apathetic

sweet

witty

whiny
12 What does Serebryakov suffer from?

Epilepsy

Migraines

Cancer

Gout
13 What does Vanya think of his brother-in-law?

That he has bad luck

That he is obscure and pointless

That he is not a scholar but a good man

That he is a true scholar
14 Mrs. Voynitsky suggests that Vanya

have tea

leave the estate

read a pamphlet

play the guitar
15 Where is Astrov called off to?

The church

The office

The school

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

handsomer

more affectionate

happier

smarter
17 Astrov calls man a/an

creator

angel

fiend

destroyer
18 Astrov laments that Russians are

focused too much on leisure

irreligious

not building enough factories

cutting down the forests
19 Helen is characterized by

boredom

energy

wildness

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

lust

apathy

destruction

rage
21 How does Vanya feel about Helen?

He hates her

He is jealous of her

He is indifferent to her

He loves her
22 How old is Vanya?

35

47

50

65
23 What does Helen notice about Sonya?

She loves Astrov

She is in love with Telegin

She hates her father

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?

Astrov

Telegin

Vanya

Serebryakov

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by Anton Chekhov

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