The Government Inspector Quizzes

The Government Inspector Quiz 1

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1 From whom does the Mayor hear there will be a government inspector?

His father

The Postmaster

His wife

A friend
2 The complaint about the hospital is that

there are geese being raised there

it does not have enough patients

it was never built

it is dirty and smells
3 All the Judge cares about is

gambling

hunting

women

reading
4 The Judge's bribes are

rare books

puppies

gold

money
5 The Inspector of Schools is told his teachers are too ________

radical

rude

inept

poor
6 The Mayor's main problem is

taking elaborate bribes

his wife

his laziness

the shopkeepers
7 The Postmaster says he reads the letters that come in

because he wants to know about the world

because he is looking for a conspiracy

because he is bored

because he wants to know who is coming to town
8 Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky are

witty

louche

powerful

interchangeable
9 Who reports that they think Khlestakov is the inspector?

The Postmaster

The Mayor

Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky

Anna
10 What building is supposed to have burned down, for the sake of the inspector?

The orphanage

The hospital chapel

The church

The library
11 Anna is

critical of her husband

shy

witty and sharp

shallow and mean
12 Marya is said to want the attention of the

Postmaster

Doctor

Inspector of Schools

Warden of Charities
13 Osip complains of being

hungry

old

sick

tired
14 All the following are true regarding Khlestakov except

He is from Moscow

He gets all his money from his father

He likes to gamble

He does not like to work
15 At whom is Khlestakov angry when he is first introduced?

The Mayor

The waiter

Osip

The landlord
16 Khlestakov can best be described as

fond of food and drink

desirous of power

fanatically religious

clever
17 What is Khlestakov's problem at the inn?

He keeps pursuing the women

He can't pay his bill

He does not want to share a room

He gets into fights
18 When the Mayor and Khlestakov first meet, all the following happen except

Khlestakov thinks he is being sent to jail

the Mayor is terrified that Khlestakov will be bad for the town

Khlestakov begs the Mayor to let him stay

the Mayor invites him to stay in his home
19 Khlestakov is

very handsome

large and imposing

thin and small

swarthy
20 The Mayor brags to Khlestakov that he is

hospitable

a womanizer

rich

powerful
21 Who tells Anna and Marya all about the inspector?

The Postmaster

The Warden

The Inspector of Schools

Dobchinsky
22 Anna and the Mayor want to provide Khlestakov with

a gambling table

decadent food

a prostitute

a lot of wine
23 The first place Khlestakov "inspects" is

the chapel

the charity hospital

the school

the courthouse
24 Who is Mishka?

A shopkeeper

Khlestakov's servant

The landlord

The Mayor's servant
25 Anna and Marya argue over

dresses

jewelry

hairstyles

weight

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I'm sorry, what do you mean by "pulling down"?

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