Uncle Vanya Quizzes

Uncle Vanya Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed January 04, 2018

1 What year was the play published?

1896

1898

1899

1900
2 Where is the play set?

A city apartment

A castle

A country estate

A rural farm
3 Whose arrival sends the characters into a tizzy?

Serebryakov and Helen

Astrov

Sonya

Vanya
4 The play is known for all of the following except

irony and droll tone

vacillation of tone and mood

lack of traditional plot

no real protagonists or antagonists
5 What is Astrov's profession?

Lawyer

Landowner

Doctor

Professor
6 What has Vanya spent his life doing?

Seeing patients

Working in the forest reserve

Working the estate

Writing about art
7 Astrov's true passion is

art

forestry

politics

poetry
8 Who is Marina?

A nurse

Serebryakov's first wife

A local peasant

A landowner's wife
9 What does Serebryakov write about?

Politics

Forestry

Art

Literature
10 Helen is known for her

skills as an artist

wit

beauty

intellect
11 Sonya can best be described as

apathetic

sweet

witty

whiny
12 What does Serebryakov suffer from?

Epilepsy

Gout

Cancer

Migraines
13 What does Vanya think of his brother-in-law?

That he is a true scholar

That he is not a scholar but a good man

That he has bad luck

That he is obscure and pointless
14 Mrs. Voynitsky suggests that Vanya

play the guitar

leave the estate

have tea

read a pamphlet
15 Where is Astrov called off to?

The church

The office

The school

The factory
16 Sonya says people who live near forests are all the following except

happier

more affectionate

smarter

handsomer
17 Astrov calls man a/an

angel

destroyer

creator

fiend
18 Astrov laments that Russians are

focused too much on leisure

irreligious

cutting down the forests

not building enough factories
19 Helen is characterized by

energy

intelligence

boredom

wildness
20 Helen says men have a demon of "_______ " in them

apathy

destruction

lust

rage
21 How does Vanya feel about Helen?

He is jealous of her

He is indifferent to her

He loves her

He hates her
22 How old is Vanya?

50

65

47

35
23 What does Helen notice about Sonya?

She loves Astrov

She hates her father

She is unhappy working on the estate

She is in love with Telegin
24 How does Helen receive Vanya's attentions?

With elation

With horror

With confusion

With disdain
25 Which character plays guitar throughout the play?

Serebryakov

Astrov

Vanya

Telegin

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