Eugene Onegin — Questions and answers

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What was Eugene Onegin's peculiar art?

Choices

  1. The art of high society conversation
  2. The art of being bored ✓
  3. The art of winning at cards
  4. The art of dancing gracefully

Answer: The art of being bored

From page 1

From which country did Vladimir Lensky return before befriending Eugene Onegin?

Choices

  1. Germany ✓
  2. England
  3. France
  4. Italy

Answer: Germany

From page 2

How did Tatyana perceive Eugene Onegin when she first met him at her home?

Choices

  1. As a tiresome and bored guest
  2. As a formal but charming acquaintance
  3. As a poet full of romantic ideals
  4. As the melancholy hero from her novels ✓

Answer: As the melancholy hero from her novels

From page 3

What did Tatyana do after being consumed with thoughts of Eugene Onegin?

Choices

  1. She waited for him to make the first move
  2. She decided to ignore her feelings for him
  3. She wrote him a letter confessing her love ✓
  4. She spoke to her nurse about her feelings

Answer: She wrote him a letter confessing her love

From page 4

What reason did Eugene Onegin give Tatyana for not being made for marriage?

Choices

  1. He was already in love with someone else
  2. He believed it would only bring misery ✓
  3. He was not ready to settle down in the countryside
  4. He found her sincerity to be overwhelming

Answer: He believed it would only bring misery

From page 5

Why did Eugene Onegin dance with Olga repeatedly at Tatyana's name-day party?

Choices

  1. He wanted to punish his friend Lensky ✓
  2. He found Olga to be an excellent dancer
  3. He was genuinely attracted to Olga
  4. He was trying to make Tatyana jealous

Answer: He wanted to punish his friend Lensky

From page 6

Who measured out the paces for the duel between Eugene Onegin and Lensky?

Choices

  1. General Gremin
  2. Tatyana's father
  3. Olga's brother
  4. Zaretsky ✓

Answer: Zaretsky

From page 7

Who was the woman in the crimson beret that Eugene Onegin saw at a reception after his travels?

Choices

  1. Tatyana, now married to General Gremin ✓
  2. His old friend's sister, who had also travelled
  3. A new acquaintance from St. Petersburg society
  4. Olga, now a magnificent princess

Answer: Tatyana, now married to General Gremin

From page 8

What did Eugene Onegin do when he found Tatyana weeping over his unanswered letters?

Choices

  1. He apologized for his previous behavior
  2. He fell to his knees and pleaded for her pity ✓
  3. He quietly left the house without speaking
  4. He reminded her of their past encounter in the garden

Answer: He fell to his knees and pleaded for her pity

From page 9

What was Tatyana's final confession to Eugene Onegin?

Choices

  1. She forgave him for his past actions but could not be with him
  2. She had never truly loved him and had moved on
  3. She loved him but would remain faithful to her husband ✓
  4. She wished they had met under different circumstances

Answer: She loved him but would remain faithful to her husband

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