The Government Inspector Quizzes

The Government Inspector Quiz 1

1 From whom does the Mayor hear there will be a government inspector?
The Postmaster

His father

A friend

His wife
2 The complaint about the hospital is that
it does not have enough patients

there are geese being raised there

it is dirty and smells

it was never built
3 All the Judge cares about is
reading

gambling

hunting

women
4 The Judge's bribes are
money

rare books

gold

puppies
5 The Inspector of Schools is told his teachers are too ________
rude

radical

poor

inept
6 The Mayor's main problem is
his wife

the shopkeepers

taking elaborate bribes

his laziness
7 The Postmaster says he reads the letters that come in
because he is looking for a conspiracy

because he wants to know about the world

because he is bored

because he wants to know who is coming to town
8 Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky are
louche

interchangeable

witty

powerful
9 Who reports that they think Khlestakov is the inspector?
The Mayor

The Postmaster

Anna

Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky
10 What building is supposed to have burned down, for the sake of the inspector?
The hospital chapel

The church

The library

The orphanage
11 Anna is
shallow and mean

shy

critical of her husband

witty and sharp
12 Marya is said to want the attention of the
Warden of Charities

Doctor

Postmaster

Inspector of Schools
13 Osip complains of being
tired

sick

hungry

old
14 All the following are true regarding Khlestakov except
He does not like to work

He likes to gamble

He is from Moscow

He gets all his money from his father
15 At whom is Khlestakov angry when he is first introduced?
The waiter

The landlord

The Mayor

Osip
16 Khlestakov can best be described as
fond of food and drink

desirous of power

clever

fanatically religious
17 What is Khlestakov's problem at the inn?
He keeps pursuing the women

He gets into fights

He can't pay his bill

He does not want to share a room
18 When the Mayor and Khlestakov first meet, all the following happen except
the Mayor invites him to stay in his home

Khlestakov thinks he is being sent to jail

the Mayor is terrified that Khlestakov will be bad for the town

Khlestakov begs the Mayor to let him stay
19 Khlestakov is
swarthy

thin and small

large and imposing

very handsome
20 The Mayor brags to Khlestakov that he is
a womanizer

hospitable

powerful

rich
21 Who tells Anna and Marya all about the inspector?
The Postmaster

Dobchinsky

The Warden

The Inspector of Schools
22 Anna and the Mayor want to provide Khlestakov with
decadent food

a lot of wine

a prostitute

a gambling table
23 The first place Khlestakov "inspects" is
the courthouse

the school

the chapel

the charity hospital
24 Who is Mishka?
The landlord

The Mayor's servant

A shopkeeper

Khlestakov's servant
25 Anna and Marya argue over
weight

jewelry

dresses

hairstyles

Discuss how working portrayed has been portrayed in the government inspector

The corruption demonstrated by all the characters is on a level far below any grand sort of evil. There are not truly evil bureaucrats pulling the strings of darkness, Gogol suggests, but rather an enormous collective exhibition of inexhaustible...

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Answered by Aslan on 2/11/2024 3:35 AM