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Quiz about The Life and Works of Anton Chekhov
Quiz about The Life and Works of Anton Chekhov

The Life and Works of Anton Chekhov Quiz


The Russian author, Anton Chekhov, is acknowledged as one of the greatest playwrights and short story writers. What do you know about him and his works?

A multiple-choice quiz by momonaco. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
momonaco
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
379,180
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
328
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (10/10), Guest 124 (6/10), Guest 152 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29 January, 1860. In which city was he born? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Chekhov trained in and carried on another profession alongside his literary work. What was his original profession? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Chekhov married at a young age.


Question 4 of 10
4. The opening night of Chekhov's first major play in 1896 was a disaster, but later productions became extremely successful. What was the name of this play? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In Chekhov's short story "The Bet", what was the subject of the bet between a banker and a lawyer? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which Black Sea resort is the setting for Chekhov's famous short story "The Lady with the Lapdog"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which work by Chekhov won him the prestigious Pushkin prize in 1888? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. A famous quote by Chekhov "Medicine is my lawful wife, and ------- is my mistress. When I get tired with one, I spend the night with the other". What is the missing word? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is the name of the translator, a contemporary of Chekhov's who first translated Chekhov's work into English? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In 1904, Chekhov died in Badenweiler, Germany. In which cemetery can you find his tomb? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29 January, 1860. In which city was he born?

Answer: Tagangrog, Russia

Taganrog is a port on the Sea of Azov about 60 km from Rostov-on-Don and 950 km from Moscow.
2. Chekhov trained in and carried on another profession alongside his literary work. What was his original profession?

Answer: doctor

Chekhov paid for his medical studies by working as a tutor and writing sketches. He became a qualified doctor in 1884 and worked at this profession throughout his life, often treating the poor without asking for payment.
3. Chekhov married at a young age.

Answer: False

Chekhov had many romances but had a horror of commitment and only married Olga Knipper, an actress, in 1901 when he was 40.
4. The opening night of Chekhov's first major play in 1896 was a disaster, but later productions became extremely successful. What was the name of this play?

Answer: The Seagull

The opening night of "The Seagull" in St. Petersburg was a catastrophic failure as there had not been enough rehearsals, actors forgot their lines and the audience booed and hissed. The play was revived two years later by the director Constantin Stanislavsky at the Moscow Art Theatre and was critically acclaimed.
5. In Chekhov's short story "The Bet", what was the subject of the bet between a banker and a lawyer?

Answer: surviving voluntary imprisonment

"The Bet" is an interesting story about human nature, greed and the love of material possessions. A young lawyer agrees to spend fifteen years in solitary confinement to prove that imprisonment is preferable to capital punishment and to win a bet. Chekhov's plot for this story was also used (with some variations) as the basis for a 1961 episode of a US TV series, "The Twilight Zone" produced by Rod Serling.
6. Which Black Sea resort is the setting for Chekhov's famous short story "The Lady with the Lapdog"?

Answer: Yalta

"The Lady with the Lapdog" is a short story about a love affair between Dmitri, a Moscow banker and Anna, a married lady from St Petersburg who meet while on vacation at Yalta, a popular resort on the Black Sea. On the advice of doctors, Chekhov had moved to Yalta in 1898, and had a house "the White Dacha" built there.
7. Which work by Chekhov won him the prestigious Pushkin prize in 1888?

Answer: The Steppe

"The Steppe", a novella, was published in a Russian literary journal and tells the story of a young boy on a journey across the Steppe. It marked a turning point in Chekhov's literary career as his writing talent was recognised by his contemporaries.
8. A famous quote by Chekhov "Medicine is my lawful wife, and ------- is my mistress. When I get tired with one, I spend the night with the other". What is the missing word?

Answer: literature

Chekhov wrote these words in a letter to his friend Alexei Suvorin, a publisher and journalist, in 1888. Chekhov's extensive correspondence with Suvorin has been published and reveals much about Chekhov's ideas, motivation and his literary work.
9. What is the name of the translator, a contemporary of Chekhov's who first translated Chekhov's work into English?

Answer: Constance Garnett

Constance Garnett (1861-1946) was a well-known translator of the great Russian authors of the 19th century. She actually travelled to Russia and went to visit Tolstoy at his Yasnaya Polyana estate. Her translation output in the pre-computer age was extremely prolific.
10. In 1904, Chekhov died in Badenweiler, Germany. In which cemetery can you find his tomb?

Answer: Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow

The Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow has become an important tourist site. In its park-like setting you can see the graves of many important Russian musicians, writers, actors, political figures, military heroes, scientists. A number of the gravestones are monumental works of art by famous sculptors.
Source: Author momonaco

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