Uncle Vanya Quizzes

Uncle Vanya Quiz 1

1 What year was the play published?
1896

1898

1900

1899
2 Where is the play set?
A city apartment

A country estate

A rural farm

A castle
3 Whose arrival sends the characters into a tizzy?
Sonya

Astrov

Vanya

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

lack of traditional plot

vacillation of tone and mood

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

Lawyer

Doctor

Landowner
6 What has Vanya spent his life doing?
Working in the forest reserve

Writing about art

Seeing patients

Working the estate
7 Astrov's true passion is
forestry

politics

art

poetry
8 Who is Marina?
A local peasant

A landowner's wife

A nurse

Serebryakov's first wife
9 What does Serebryakov write about?
Literature

Politics

Art

Forestry
10 Helen is known for her
beauty

intellect

skills as an artist

wit
11 Sonya can best be described as
whiny

witty

apathetic

sweet
12 What does Serebryakov suffer from?
Epilepsy

Cancer

Gout

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

That he has bad luck

That he is a true scholar

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

play the guitar

read a pamphlet

leave the estate
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

happier

smarter

more affectionate
17 Astrov calls man a/an
fiend

creator

destroyer

angel
18 Astrov laments that Russians are
cutting down the forests

irreligious

focused too much on leisure

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

apathy

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

He is indifferent to her

He is jealous of her

He loves her
22 How old is Vanya?
65

35

47

50
23 What does Helen notice about Sonya?
She is unhappy working on the estate

She loves Astrov

She hates her father

She is in love with Telegin
24 How does Helen receive Vanya's attentions?
With disdain

With horror

With confusion

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

Astrov

Vanya

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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