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The Seagull Quiz

Anton Chekhov
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The Seagull Quiz

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1)

What is Sorin having an attack of? (from Act 2)

Measles.
Jaundice.
Epilepsy.
Asthma.
2)

What do Paulina and Arkadina put in the middle of the room? (from Act 4)

A May pole.
A card table.
A coffee table.
A statue.
3)

What does Trigorin hear calling him? (from Act 2)

His desk.
His chair.
His writing pad.
His bed.
4)

Who does Nina call a genius? (from Act 2)

Sorin.
Treplieff.
Dorn.
Trigorin.
5)

What would Nina devote her whole life to if she was a writer? (from Act 2)

The rights of women.
The truth.
The Russian people.
Science.
6)

What is Medviedenko's job? (from Act 3)

A lawyer.
A school teacher.
A doctor.
A musician.
7)

What does Trigorin say Treplieff is as great a mystery as? (from Act 4)

Batman.
Frankenstein.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
The Man in the Iron Mask.
8)

What does Trigorin say Constantine's writing verges on? (from Act 4)

Hate.
Fear.
Delirium.
Heaven.
9)

Where does Arkadina say she would be rather sitting alone? (from Act 2)

Her study.
A library.
Her bedroom.
A hotel room.
10)

Which two Russian writers does Trigorin mention? (from Act 2)

Chekov and Bulgakov.
Gogol and Gorky.
Turgenev and Tolstoy.
Pushkin and Dostoevsky.
11)

Which of the servants wishes Akadina a good trip? (from Act 3)

The footman.
Shamraeff.
Jacob.
The cook.
12)

Which of Boris' books does Nina mention? (from Act 3)

Days and Nights.
Pubs and clubs.
Morning and evenings.
Women and men.
13)

What does Trigorin say he is left behind like? (from Act 2)

A soldier.
A peasant.
A crow.
A seagull.
14)

Where has Arkadina gone? (from Act 4)

The train station.
The coffee house.
The shop.
Moscow.
15)

What does Trigorin say makes him happy? (from Act 2)

Children singing.
His mother phoning him.
Finishing a novel.
Critics praising him.
16)

Who does Arkadina give three rubles to? (from Act 3)

The servants.
Paulina.
Nina.
Sorin.
17)

What does Dorn say Sorin has turned his living room into? (from Act 4)

A library.
A den.
A kitchen.
A hobby room.
18)

Where could Sorin spend a whole year if Arkadina gave him 1000 rubles? (from Act 3)

In the village.
In St. Petersburg.
In town.
In Moscow.
19)

How do Nina and Treplieff keep in contact? (from Act 4)

They don't.
Through letters.
Through telegrams.
Through the telephone.
20)

What has Constantine never created in any of his stories? (from Act 4)

A female character.
A living character.
A male character.
An old character.
21)

What does Sorin say City streets are full of? (from Act 2)

Pretty girls.
Idiots.
Bicycles.
Cabs.
22)

What does Treplieff call the plays Arkadina stars in? (from Act 3)

Ditch water.
Blasphemous.
Lyrical.
Clear as mud.
23)

What positive thing does Masha say about the school teacher? (from Act 3)

He is funny.
He has money.
He is a good man.
He is good looking.
24)

What hotel does Trigorin tell Nina to go to? (from Act 3)

Hotel Golden Bear.
Hotel Red Star.
Hotel Slavianski Bazar.
Hotel Lenin.
25)

Why does Nina say she cannot understand Treplieff? (from Act 2)

She is too simple.
He is too different to her.
He does not want to be understood.
She does not want to understand him.
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