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the propasal

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the writer of the play "The proposal"?

a)

A) Robert Frost

b)

B) Anton Chekov

c)

C) Carolyn Wells

d)

D) Robin Klein

2.

What request did Chubukov think Lomov would make?

a)

A) ask for her daughter's hand in marriage

b)

B) borrow money

c)

C) borrow land

d)

D) all of the above

3.

Why was Lomov wearing his evening dress?

a)

A) to pay New Year Eve's visit

b)

B) ask for his daughter's hand in marriage

c)

C) borrow money

d)

D) borrow land

4.

Who does Chubukov call a "lovesick cat"?

a)

A) Lomov

b)

B) himself

c)

C) his maid

d)

D) Natalya

5.

Q5- " And it’s impossible for me not to marry". Why does he say so?

a)

A) He's 35 already

b)

B) He suffer from palpitations

c)

C) He has troubled sleep

d)

D) All of the above

6.

Where do Lomov and Natalya get on the wrong foot?

a)

A) While talking about the weather

b)

B) While talking about their land

c)

C) While talking about their family relations

d)

D) While the proposal

7.

Which land were they fighting about?

a)

A) Oxen Meadows

b)

B) Birchwoods

c)

C) Burnt Marsh

d)

D) All of the above

8.

What is Lomov's side of justification about the land?

a)

A) their land extended till Burnt Marsh

b)

B) his grandmother always talked about it

c)

C) his grandmother gave it to her great grandfather's peasants

d)

D) both 1 and 2

9.

Why was Natalya arguing about the land?

a)

A) she can't stand unfairness

b)

B) it was worth a lot

c)

C) she was jealous of Lomov

d)

D) All of the above

10.

What explanation did Lomov give for his shouting?

a)

A) his frustration

b)

B) his short temper

c)

C) his palpitations

d)

D) he can't stand unfairness

11.

Who threatened to take the matter to court?

a)

Natalya

b)

Lomov

c)

Chubukov

d)

None

12.

How did Natalya react when her father told Lomov was here to propose her?

a)

she gets angry

b)

she sends her father to get him

c)

she's amazed

d)

both 2 and 3

13.

What was the topic of the second arguement?

a)

the land

b)

the proposal

c)

the dogs

d)

none

14.

When does Natalya accept the proposal?

a)

when Lomov went unconscious

b)

when they finished arguing

c)

when he proposed her`

d)

when Lomov came back in`

15.

How are the Lomovs and Chubukovs related?

a)

friends

b)

cousins

c)

neighbours

d)

business associates

16.

What had Natalya been doing when Lomov called for her?

a)

cleaning the house

b)

washing clothes

c)

shelling peas

d)

cooking food

17.

What did Natalya offer Lomov?

a)

tea

b)

brakfast

c)

coffee

d)

lunch

18.

Ngoài công việc sáng tác văn chương, Chekhov còn làm gì?

a)

A. Giáo viên

b)

B. Nhà từ thiện

c)

C. Bác sĩ

d)

D. Thương nhân

19.

Ngoài công việc sáng tác văn chương, Chekhov còn làm gì?

a)

A. Giáo viên

b)

B. Nhà từ thiện

c)

C. Bác sĩ

d)

D. Thương nhân

20.

Which of the following best describes Lomov at the beginning of the play?

a)

angry

b)

sad

c)

nervous

d)

tired

21.

The purpose of Lomov's visit is to

a)

borrow money from Tschubukov

b)

ask Natalia to marry him

c)

demand the return of his meadows

d)

find our about Tschubukov's dog

22.

Which stage direction tells the actors how to move?

a)

(interrupting) line 27

b)

(excited) line 67

c)

(in a loud voice) line 150

d)

(comes running in) line 231

23.

Natalia's extreme character trait is that she is

a)

scared

b)

disagreeable

c)

forgetful

d)

unhappy

24.

What does the stage direction in this line describe?


"Tschubukov (mimicking him): I remember something, too! What do you remember?"

a)

how to speak

b)

how to move

c)

what to say

d)

where to look

25.

Which of the following best identifies this play as a farce?

a)

the characters only have one trait

b)

the setting is the same throughout

c)

the dialogue is realistic

d)

the plot is full of action

26.

To meditate is to

a)

linger

b)

consider

c)

help

d)

hesitate

27.

A glutton is a person who

a)

eats too much

b)

owns too much

c)

swears too much

d)

talks too loudly