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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eugene come to feel about Vladimir Lensky?
(a) Eugene comes to hate Lensky for being happy.
(b) Eugene adores and respects him.
(c) Eugene finds him trite and repetitive.
(d) Lensky's passion depresses Eugene.

2. On a typical day, the young Eugene Onegin would....
(a) Preen himself for hours in front of a mirror and go to several parties and balls.
(b) Retire to bed early.
(c) Get very drunk.
(d) Compose a short poem before bed.

3. What does Tatyana do when she heard the neighbors gossip about Eugene Onegin?
(a) She encourages the rumors.
(b) She becomes angry he ever appeared at their doorstep.
(c) She falls in love with him.
(d) She defends him vociferously.

4. How did Tatyana's parents meet?
(a) The were paired through an arranged marriage.
(b) They met and eloped when he was in the army.
(c) They were both part of the fashionable Moscow crowd.
(d) None of the above.

5. Which of the following personages best describes Onegin?
(a) A witty and eloquent dandy who dances well.
(b) A discontent who finds everthing beneath him.
(c) A snobbish aristrocrat who manipulates people for his political advantage.
(d) A well meaning but naive child of Russian aristocracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Vladimir Lensky leave the company of Eugene Onegin each evening once their friendship is established?

2. What was the state of Vladimir and Olga's marriage at the time of the celebration?

3. Why does Vladimir Lensky want to meet Eugene Onegin?

4. What does the narrator take time from his story to praise?

5. Which of the following characters were designed as literary foils for each other?

(see the answer key)

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