Anna Christie Quizzes

Anna Christie Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Last reviewed February 19, 2026

1 O'Neill's other famous plays include ___.

The View from the Bridge

The Iceman Cometh

Strange Interlude

Desire Under the Elms
2 Where is the play initially set?

New York

Seattle

Portland

Boston
3 In what year is the play set?

1940

1930

1920

1910
4 The play was initially titled after which character?

Mat

Chris

Johnny

Marthy
5 The play is set on the barge and ___.

in a house

in a shop

in a church

in a saloon
6 Which character speaks mostly in the vernacular?

Chris

Mat

Anna

Larry
7 Who is the bartender?

Larry

Mat

Johnny

Chris
8 Who is a sailor at the time of the play?

Johnny

Chris

Mat

Larry
9 What social phenomenon is happening at this time?

WWII

Prohibition

WWI

The Great Depression
10 Where is Chris's letter sent?

His house

The bar

A church

His barge
11 Where was Anna living?

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Missouri

Iowa
12 Chris is all the following except ___.

red-faced

amiable

about thirty

short and squat
13 We know that Marthy has ___ in her past.

imprisonment

prostitution

indebtedness

drug usage
14 What is Marthy's relationship to Chris?

Employer

Fellow union member

Lover

Sister
15 When was the last time Chris saw Anna?

When she was 5

When she was one

When she was 10

Two years ago
16 Where are Chris and Anna from?

France

Sweden

Austria-Hungary

Germany
17 Where did Anna end up living?

Her mother's relatives

In a brothel

In an orphanage

With friends
18 Marthy is characterized by ___.

her striking beauty

her biting wit

her savage rage

her good humor
19 Chris is often ___.

drunk

serene

depressed

angry
20 Anna is described as all the following except ___.

pretty

about 15 years old

blonde

a bit rundown
21 Anna's personality is ___.

defensive

quick to anger

good humored

all of these, at times
22 What is Anna disappointed to learn about her father?

He is unmarried.

He isn't rich.

He is religious.

He lives on a barge.
23 Who took advantage of Anna on the farm?

A local man

An uncle

A cousin

A grandfather
24 Anna's first job was a ___.

shopgirl

teacher

nurse/governess

prostitute
25 Anna claims to despise ___.

men

sex

the sea

her father

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