The Queen of Spades Quizzes

The Queen of Spades Quiz 1

1 Who narrates The Queen of Spades?
Liza

An unnamed narrator

The Countess

Hermann
2 Who wrote The Queen of Spades?
Alexander Pushkin

Hermann

No one knows

Tomsky
3 How many sections is the story divided into?
One

Five

Two

Six
4 Who is the story's protagonist?
Liza

Tomsky

Hermann

The Countess
5 Who is the story's main antagonist?
Hermann

Tomsky

The Countess

Liza
6 At whose house does the story begin?
Tomsky's

Narumov's

Hermann's

The Countess's
7 What is Narumov's occupation?
Gambler

Horse Guardsman

Engineers Officer

None of these
8 What is Hermann's occupation?
Professional Gambler

Horse Guardsman

Engineers Officer

Card Dealer
9 In which season is the story set?
Spring

Summer

Winter

Fall
10 Until how late is the game that precedes the story played?
Four in the afternoon

Four in the morning

Two in the morning

Two in the afternoon
11 What is Hermann's ethnic background?
Jewish

German

French

Russian
12 What city is the story primarily set in?
Odessa

Frankfurt

Paris

Petersburg
13 What adjective best describes Hermann?
Romantic

Calculating

Generous

Hatefilled
14 Who tells the story about the Countess?
Tomsky

Liza

Hermann

Narumov
15 What was the Countess known as in her youth?
The Sleeping Beauty

The Queen of Spades

The Horseguards' Delight

Venus from Moscow
16 What country is the story primarily set in?
Canada

France

Ukraine

Russia
17 To whom does the young Countess incur a large debt?
The mayor of Paris

The Duke of Orleans

The Friar of New Orleans

The Duke of Paris
18 To whom does the Countess first go to ask to pay off her gambling debt?
The Duke of Orleans

Saratov

Her grandson

Her husband
19 The Countess incurs a large debt playing what game?
Roulette

Poker

Faro

Slots
20 How does the Countess usually treat her husband?
Like a butler

Like a friend

Like fire

Like a bank machine
21 Who tells the Countess about the secret to winning faro?
Tomsky

Hermann

Duke of Orleans

Count Saint-Germain
22 Who is the only man the Countess tells the secret card sequence to while living?
Hermann

Chaplitsky

Chekalinsky

Tomsky
23 What is Chaplitsky's fate?
It is unresolved

He decides not to risk the third hand

He loses everything on the final bet

He wins big and lives a happy life
24 Who is the young man who stares up at Liza's window?
Narumov

Chekalinsky

Tomsky

Hermann
25 What did Hermann's father leave him?
A modest house

A hereditary gambling addiction

Nothing

A little capital (i.e. money)

I'm not sure what you are asking here. Can you elaborate?

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Which of the following describes one purpose of paragraph two?

"Which of the following" means that you have been provided with answer choices for your question. In addition, please provide the paragraph or excerpt.

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Herman and the Countess

Hermann hopes to seduce the Countess and learn her secrets. He wants to use her for his own benefit, regardless, of how his goal is to be accomplished. The Countess is Hermann's means to independence and wealth.

The story of the three cards had...

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The Queen of Spades

by Alexander Pushkin

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