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Uncle Vanya

Anton Chekhov

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Telegin is known as "Waffles" because..

(A) of his waffling temperament

(B) of his rigid breakfast menu

(D) of his comportment

What do Sonya and Astrov consider so "infectious" about Yelena?

(A) Her beauty

(B) Her idleness

(D) Her devotion

Who inherited the estate upon Vera Petrovna's death?

(A) Sonya

(B) Voynitsky

(D) Maria

What does Astrov show Yelena in Act III?

(A) Cardiogram

(B) Carbuncle

(D) Cartulary

Yelena is trained in what instrument?

(A) The guitar

(B) The flute

(D) The piano

Marina dubs Voynitsky what species of fowl?

(A) A chicken

(B) A gander

(D) A crow

Throughout the play, we hear the tapping of whom?

(A) The raven

(B) The bossman

(D) The watchman

Astrov has recently treated an outbreak of what disease?

(A) Spotted typhus

(B) Spotted measles

(D) Malaria

Astrov is repeated described as

(A) Mad

(B) Strange

(D) Fascinating

Uncle Vanya is based on which earlier play of Chekhov's?

(A) The Water Sprite

(B) The Mermaid

(D) The Woodchuck

How does Yelena consider her role in her life?

(A) As that of a tragic heroine

(B) As that of budding cabaret star

(D) As that of an incidental character

What is Vanya's name in French?

(A) Jean

(B) Jacques

(D) Gilles

Who does Voynitsky kill in Act III?

(A) Himself

(B) Serebryakov

(D) No one

Along with Ibsen and Strindberg, Chekhov is known as a pioneer of what device?

(A) Dramatic Irony

(B) Tragic Irony

(D) Indirect Action

Why have Yelena and Sonya had a longstanding conflict?

(A) Because Yelena loves Astrov

(B) Because Yelena loves Serebryakov

(D) Because Yelena does not love Voynitsky

In Act II, Sonya makes Astrov promise to renounce

(A) Forestry

(B) Alcohol

(D) God

In Act I, Astrov remarks on which of his body parts?

(A) His colossal nose

(B) His colossal finger

(D) His colossal feet

In Act III, Voynitsky accuses Yelena of having the blood of a

(A) Mermaid

(B) Mare

(D) Wood Demon

"Sonya" is a variant on the Greek name for

(A) Sound

(B) Song

(D) Wisdom

Who appears drunk in this play?

(A) Telegin

(B) Serebryakov

(D) Yelena

Astrov first appears in Act II without

(A) His maps

(B) His tie

(D) His spectacles

What is the play's subtitle

(A) Scenes from Life in the Woods

(B) Scenes from the Provinces

(D) Scenes from the Country Estate in Four Acts

What in particular of Serebryakov does Voynitsky avowedly envy?

(A) His kind daughter

(B) His leisurely lifestyle

(D) His success with women

When is the play set?

(A) late 1890s

(B) 1850s

(D) late 1790s

Which of Chekhov's plays is published almost contemporaneously with Uncle Vanya?

(A) The Cherry Orchard

(B) The Sea Gull

(D) The Wood Demon

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