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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did the Inspector General say he played with the ambassadors?

2. What does the Merchant say tempted him to complain?

3. Why does Artemy think Luka Lukich should go first?

4. What does the Governor say has turned into a queer place?

5. What does Luka say happens when an official speaks to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Gogol's life and career. What else did Gogol write and what similarities does his other work share with the Government Inspector? In what way are his life and personality reflected in his work?

Essay Topic 2

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR is translated from Russian into English. How much meaning can a play loses through a translation? What aspects of the play do you think would be the most difficult to express in English? How do you think a translator can overcome these difficulties?

Essay Topic 3

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR is a satire.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

In what way did the the play help to set the template for similar satires? Does modern literature still use the ideas Gogol uses in THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR?

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