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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the country in which this play, "Uncle Vanya," is set?
(a) United States.
(b) China.
(c) Russia.
(d) Japan.

2. What is the second thing that Marina offers to Astrov in order to calm his nerves?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Opium.
(c) Valium.
(d) Vodka.

3. Where is the beginning of Act Two set as the play opens again?
(a) The dining room.
(b) Outside.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The office.

4. Who comes in to remind the Professor that he asked to see Astrov?
(a) Marina.
(b) Telegin.
(c) Sonya.
(d) Yelena.

5. ____________ once had an attack of conscience when he was operating on a patient, thinking that the patient's death was his fault.
(a) The Professor.
(b) Telegin.
(c) Vanya.
(d) Astrov.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Professors tells Vanya to go, that they used to be ____________ and will talk another time.

2. Who comes in to open the window and let in the fresh air that blows after the storm?

3. Astrov becomes lost in a memory of the community in which there was an epidemic of ___________.

4. Astrov returns, now wearing a __________ and a tie when Sonya tells him to have a drink.

5. What does the Professor think will happen if Vanya sits with him for a while?

(see the answer key)

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