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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character does Arkadina say is a celebrity?
(a) Peter.
(b) Simon.
(c) Constantine.
(d) Boris.

2. Why does Paulina want Dorn to put his hat back on?
(a) He will catch cold.
(b) He looks sophisticated.
(c) He looks handsome.
(d) He can cover his bald patch.

3. What does Medviedenko think should be knocked down?
(a) The old wash house.
(b) The old coffee shop.
(c) The old theater.
(d) The old cinema.

4. Who does Arkadina say she is uneasy about?
(a) Constantine.
(b) Nina.
(c) Masha.
(d) Boris.

5. What does Arkadina say it is a crime for Nina to do?
(a) Act in such an awful play.
(b) Hide herself in the countryside.
(c) Marry a no good writer like her son.
(d) Marry young.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Treplieff say he would be if his mother was an ordinary woman?

2. Why is Treplieff's play so hard to act in?

3. What do Paulina and Arkadina put in the middle of the room?

4. What did Medviedenko think he heard in the theater the previous night?

5. What does Trigorin say is all he is fit to describe?

(see the answer key)

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