Ghosts Quizzes

Ghosts Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed May 06, 2019

1 The play takes place in

Sweden

France

America

Norway
2 Engstrand is known for his

gambling

robberies

violence

drunkenness
3 The Captain Alving Memorial is a/an

statue

hospital

museum

orphanage
4 Engstrand wants Regina to do all the following except

marry Osvald

work at the seaman's home

come live with him

leave the Alvings'
5 Pastor Manders comments on Regina's

skin

hair

figure

height
6 Manders suggests that Regina

look for a husband

go stay with her father

go to school

try to find a place in town
7 Manders objects to Mrs. Alving's

clothing

paintings

books

friends
8 Osvald is a/an

painter

philosopher

sculptor

poet
9 When it comes to the orphanage, Manders encourages Mrs. Alving

to work there herself

to not name it after he husband

to not insure it

to give the opening day speech
10 Manders is very concerned with his

reputation

learning

wealth

appearance
11 What is Osvald doing when he is first introduced?

Having a fit

Painting

Drinking alcohol

Smoking a pipe
12 What does Osvald think of his father for most of his life?

That he was dissolute

That he was very artistic

That he was cruel

That he was an honorable man
13 What does Osvald talk about that disconcerts Manders?

Drinking and smoking

The content of his art

Politics

"Free marriages"
14 Which of the following statements regarding the Alving marriage is false?

Mrs. Alving left her husband but returned

Manders and Mrs. Alving had feelings for each other

Mr. Alving was a debauched man

Mr. Alving left Mrs. Alving but was forced to return
15 Manders says Mrs. Alving has a/an ______________ spirit.

weak

diffident

rebellious

malevolent
16 What does Mrs. Alving reveal about her late husband?

He died as debauched as he lived

He had another family

He was dissolute, but reformed himself

He was in love with another man
17 What disease did Chamberlain Alving have?

Typhoid

Syphilis

Tuberculosis

Influenza
18 Whom did Chamberlain Alving seduce that was the last straw for Mrs. Alving?

The maid

Her sister

The neighbor

A waitress
19 What is the truth about Regina?

She is very sick like Alving

She is Alving's daughter

She is Manders' daughter

She is Mrs. Alving's daughter
20 How much money did Johanna get from Mrs. Alving to leave and marry Engstrand?

$300

$100

$500

$1000
21 When Mrs. Alving talks about ghosts, what does she mean?

Her flaws

Actual specters

Ideas and beliefs and the past

Angels and demons
22 Why is Manders annoyed with Engstrand?

He lied

He married a fallen woman

He entered false records

All of these
23 What does Engstrand want to open up?

An orphanage

A legitimate hotel

A restaurant

A brothel
24 Throughout the whole play until the very end, the weather is

sunny

wild

blazing hot

rainy
25 Osvald describes his way of living as

"living life to the fullest"

"to thine own self be true"

"carpe diem"

"the joy of life"

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