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 Iceman Cometh

Desire Under the Elms

The View from the Bridge

Strange Interlude
2 Where is the play initially set?

Seattle

New York

Boston

Portland
3 In what year is the play set?

1940

1930

1920

1910
4 The play was initially titled after which character?

Marthy

Mat

Johnny

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

in a saloon

in a shop

in a church

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

Mat

Chris

Larry

Anna
7 Who is the bartender?

Mat

Chris

Larry

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

Mat

Larry

Chris

Johnny
9 What social phenomenon is happening at this time?

The Great Depression

Prohibition

WWII

WWI
10 Where is Chris's letter sent?

His house

His barge

The bar

A church
11 Where was Anna living?

Wisconsin

Missouri

Minnesota

Iowa
12 Chris is all the following except ___.

short and squat

about thirty

red-faced

amiable
13 We know that Marthy has ___ in her past.

imprisonment

drug usage

indebtedness

prostitution
14 What is Marthy's relationship to Chris?

Lover

Employer

Fellow union member

Sister
15 When was the last time Chris saw Anna?

When she was one

Two years ago

When she was 5

When she was 10
16 Where are Chris and Anna from?

Sweden

Germany

France

Austria-Hungary
17 Where did Anna end up living?

With friends

In a brothel

In an orphanage

Her mother's relatives
18 Marthy is characterized by ___.

her striking beauty

her biting wit

her good humor

her savage rage
19 Chris is often ___.

serene

drunk

angry

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

a bit rundown

pretty

about 15 years old

blonde
21 Anna's personality is ___.

defensive

good humored

quick to anger

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

He isn't rich.

He is unmarried.

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

prostitute

nurse/governess

teacher
25 Anna claims to despise ___.

men

her father

sex

the sea

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