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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Peter Kosoy gone to live, according to Gayev in Act I?
(a) With the monks.
(b) With the Postal Service Officer.
(c) With the Commissioner of Police.
(d) With the Tzar's family.

2. What becomes of Lyubov's lover?
(a) He inherits a fortune.
(b) He dies on the train.
(c) He marries her daughter.
(d) He leaves her for another woman.

3. What did Firs say that the late master treated everyone with for illness?
(a) Cod Liver oil.
(b) Sealing wax.
(c) Candy.
(d) Champagne.

4. What does Lyobov call Trofmiov that insults him, causing him to storm out in Act III?
(a) A jackal.
(b) An addlepate.
(c) A monster.
(d) An ass.

5. What does Trofimov say he will always be in Act I?
(a) A lover.
(b) A cad.
(c) A student.
(d) A poet.

Short Answer Questions

1. By how much does Deriganov keep raising at the auction?

2. Which character says "I am beneath love"?

3. What language does Charlotta speak in Act III?

4. What disgusts Firs about the guests in Act III?

5. Who is playing guitar at the beginning of Act II?

(see the answer key)

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