1. What was A.S. Griboedov’s education? a) Diplomat and writer b) Musician and writer c) Military and

2. What literary movement emerged in Russian literature in the second quarter of the 18th century, characterized by a strong civic and Enlightenment ethos and the promotion of the cult of human reason?
a) Romanticism
b) Classicism
c) Realism
d) Sentimentalism

3. In A.S. Griboedov’s comedy «Woe from Wit,» Chatsky gives such a characterization: «Hoarse, strangled, a bassoon, Constellation of maneuvers and mazurkas» to whom?
a) Famusov
b) Molchalin
c) Skalozub
d) Repetilov

4. Identify the genre of A.S. Griboedov’s comedy «Woe from Wit.»
a) Philosophical
b) Domestic and everyday
c) Lyrical
d) Socio-political

5. How many daughters did Prince and Princess Tugoukhovsky have?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6

6. How does the comedy «Woe from Wit» differ from classical comedies of its time?
a) It does not adhere to the unity of place
b) It does not adhere to the unity of time
c) The characters’ speech is close to colloquial
d) Vice is not punished, virtue does not triumph

7. What was the original title of the play «Woe from Wit»?
a) «Woe Without Wisdom»
b) «Woe in Mind»
c) «Woe to Intellect»
d) «Woe with Wisdom»

8. Griboedov wrote, «The girl herself is not stupid; she prefers a fool to a smart man.» What is the name of the heroine described by the author?
a) Lisa
b) Natalya Dmitrievna
c) Princess Tugoukhovskaya
d) Sofia

9. «And all is Kuznetsky Bridge and eternal Frenchmen…». Name the city where the events described in «Woe from Wit» take place.
a) Moscow
b) St. Petersburg
c) Kiev
d) Tula

10. To whom does the following phrase belong: «And for me, what does it matter, whether it’s proper or not, My custom is this: Signed, then it’s off my shoulders»?
a) Repetilov
b) Famusov
c) Skalozub
d) Molchalin

11. Whom did A.S. Pushkin call «My first friend. My priceless friend»?
a) Delvig
b) Kuchelbecker
c) Pushchin
d) Baratynsky

12. Provide the title of A.S. Pushkin’s poem in which the call is made: «… Fulfill my will, And, bypassing seas and lands, Ignite hearts of people with the word.»
a) «The Prophet»
b) «Anchar»
c) «Poet and Crowd»
d) «The Poet»