The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following words best describes the reaction of the men upon hearing the news of Ivan’s death?

A) Troubled

B) Empathetic

C) Opportunistic

D) Outraged

2. Which of the following words best describes Praskovya Fyodorovna’s character in Chapter 1?

A) Conniving

B) Ignorant

C) Timid

D) Stoic

3. Based on the description of Ivan’s life in Chapter 2, which of the following statements is true?

A) He lacked the ambition to achieve financially secure work.

B) He constantly lived in the shadow of his youngest brother.

C) He desired to make his mark on the world in an unconventional manner.

D) He grew up in a well-to-do and socially conscious family.

4. What attracted Ivan to his work?

A) Power

B) Fame

C) Advocacy

D) Discipline

5. Read this excerpt from Chapter 2:

There remained only rare periods of amorousness that came over the spouses, but they did not last long. These were islands that they would land on temporarily, but then they would put out again to the sea of concealed enmity that expressed itself in estrangement from each other.

 Which of the following literary terms is used in this quote?

A) Metaphor

B) Personification

C) Simile

D) Paradox

6. Which of the following phrases best describes the “joys” of Ivan’s life?