Test on the poem by N. V

Gogol's "Dead Souls" test.
1. Chichikov’s crew - ...
a) tarantass; +b) chaise; c) wagon.
2.Name and patronymic of Chichikov:
a) Pyotr Ivanovich; b) Ivan Petrovich; +c) Pavel Ivanovich.
3. Who we are talking about: “She was not bad-looking, dressed to her liking. A pale silk cloth hood sat well on her; her thin small hand hurriedly threw something on the table and clutched a cambric handkerchief with embroidered corners?
a) Box; +b) Manilov’s wife; c) the lady is pleasant in all respects.
4. Which of the heroes of the poem dreamed of “...under the shadow of some elm tree to philosophize about something, to go deeper”?
+a) Manilov; b) Sobakevich; c) Chichikov.
5. The description of whose home is given here: “The room was hung with old striped wallpaper; paintings with some birds, mirrors with dark frames... behind every mirror there was either a letter, or an old deck of cards, or a stocking”?
a) Sobakevich; b) Plyushkin; +c) Box.
6. Name of Chichikov’s servant:
a) Zakhar; b) Osip; +c) Parsley.
7. Which hero of the poem is said to be a “historical person”?
a) Plyushkin; +b) Nozdryov; c) Captain Kopeikin.
8. What was Plyushkin’s nickname?
a) “barefoot”; +b) “patched”; c) “tattered”
9. What price did Sobakevich ask for the dead peasants?
a) 50 rubles; +b) 100 rubles; c) 200 rubles.
10. Which of the landowners treated Chichikov to a turkey “the size of a calf, stuffed with all sorts of good things: eggs, rice, livers and who knows what...”?
a) Nozdryov; +b) Sobakevich; c) Box.

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Methodological development
QUIZ
"Souls Dead and Alive"
based on the poem by N.V. Gogol's "Dead Souls"
Vladimir 2015
Explanatory note
The academic discipline Literature is going through difficult times. And the point is not so much that the number of hours spent studying it is being reduced, but rather that students’ interest in reading fiction dropped to almost zero. Even the most hardworking students, who have only “4” and “5” in their grade books, when encountering literature, try to replace the process of communicating with a book by reading a short retelling or film adaptation. And thinking about the problems of the work and the characters of the characters is replaced by memorizing answers to questions taken from the Internet.
In these difficult conditions, the teacher has to look for forms of lesson in which it will be possible to intensify both the reader’s interest and research in relation to what is read.
One of the forms of such an “activating” lesson is literary game or a quiz. A quiz is a game in which participants answer questions related to a common theme.
The use of a literary game in lessons or in a teacher’s extracurricular activities solves several educational problems at once: in order to have a chance to win (and the desire to win is always inherent in most teenagers), you must carefully read the text of the work. This means that the first task - increasing interest in reading - will be solved. If you start studying a work in class by notifying students that the final work on it will be a competition between teams (especially if they have to compete with a team from another study group), then interest in studying the historical setting of the time the work was written and in the characters of the characters will be activated. , and to author's intention, and even to individual external details of the novel: what the hero looks like, what he says, with whom and how he communicates, etc. (After all, it is unknown what knowledge will be needed at the game, but you really want to win!). This means that the problem of increasing interest in the study of various aspects of the work will be solved. The game will provide an opportunity to expand your knowledge, systematize it and consolidate it, since all answers to questions will be voiced and, if necessary, commented on by a teacher or jury. In addition, a literary game will allow the teacher to evaluate the students’ knowledge, since this form clearly reveals the final knowledge of the students (in the game there is no time to look for clues on the Internet, and each student operates with information already fixed in their minds). At the same time, the form of the game gives students the opportunity to show creativity, learn to work in a team, be responsible for the overall result, develop leadership qualities, etc. No wonder Friedrich Schiller noted that “in play, a person experiences the same pleasure from the free discovery of his abilities as an artist experiences during creativity.” That is, through the game the educational tasks of the lesson will be solved. Thus, it turns out that the ancient form of the lesson - the game - turns out to be very suitable for use in the modern educational process.
There are different ways to conduct the quiz:
Participants are divided into 2 teams, the leader asks questions to each team in turn. Whoever gives the most correct answers wins.
Participants are divided into 2 teams, the leader asks a question to the first team, if there is no answer, the same question is asked to the second team. The team that gives the most correct answers wins.
Instead of dividing the participants into teams, you can ask questions to all players, and then identify the one with the most points.
You can organize the game in such a way that the teams themselves will come up with and ask their opponent questions.
You can use different forms of playing the game in different tasks; this option is more difficult to organize for the teacher, but more interesting for the students.
In this methodological manual I propose a variant of a literary quiz based on the poem by N.V. Gogol’s “Dead Souls” using materials and the writer’s biography.
This event is designed for 1.5 - 2 astronomical hours, so it is necessary to allocate two pairs for it or conduct it outside of school hours as an extracurricular event.
Literary quiz based on the poem by N.V. Gogol
"Dead Souls"
"Souls Dead and Alive"
"Be not dead, but living souls"
N.V. Gogol
Goals: Increasing interest in reading fiction and studying N.V. Gogol’s poem “Dead Souls” in particular, popularizing N.V. Gogol’s works, moral education of students, developing aspirations for spiritual enrichment, an active life position, instilling patriotism, testing knowledge on the studied work, revealing the creative abilities of students.
Plan
Warm up.
Guess the hero.
Guess the episode (dramatization).
Answers to complex questions that require team discussion.
Questions for fans.
Captains competition.
Conclusion.
Summing up.
Quiz progress:
Task 1. Warm up
(separate simple questions, worth 1 point for the correct answer)
Questions for Team 1:
1. For what purpose does Chichikov buy dead souls?
(pawn to the Board of Trustees as living and receive money against them)
2. Manilov’s two main dreams?
(build a bridge over the pond and an underground passage under it)
3. Name the “historical person”? (Nozdrev)
4. Which landowner is called “the hole in humanity”? (Plyushkin)
5. Which landowner was able to deceive Chichikov? (Sobakevich)
6. Which of the officials “only needs to blink when passing by a fish row or
cellar, and everything will be on the table"? (to the police chief)
7. Which of the landowners gave, and did not sell, their “dead souls” to Chichikov? (Manilov)
Questions for Team 2:
How did Gogol define the genre of Dead Souls? (poem)
Which landowner's life story did Gogol tell? (Plyushkina)
Which of the officials “was a kind fellow and embroidered on tulle”?
(governor)
What was the name of Manilov's gazebo? (“Temple of Solitary Reflection”)
What nickname did Chichikov give to Korobochka? (club-headed)
Which landowner sold dead souls to Chichikov the most?
(Sobakevich)
About whom it is said: “He is an idle man and, probably, sits at home, everything is for him
does the lawyer Zolotukha, the greatest grabber in the world? (about the prosecutor)
Task 2. Guess the hero
(answers are worth 2 points)
Questions for the teams:
“The manor’s house stood alone on the south, open to all the winds; slope
the mountain was covered with trimmed turf. There were scattered on it
Glisky 2-3 flower beds with lilac bushes; Below is a pond covered with greenery..."
(Manilov)
2. “dark, wide entryway, from which a cold breath blew, as if from a cellar. On one
There was even a broken chair on the table, and next to it a clock with a stopped clock.
a yoke to which the spider has already attached a web.”
(Plyushkin)
1. “Ahead was a house with a mezzanine, a red roof and wild walls - a house
like those built for military settlements. It was noticeable that when
During construction, the architect constantly struggled with the taste of the owner. The architect wanted a sim-
metrics, the owner - conveniences"
(Sobakevich)
2. “The room was hung with old striped wallpaper; paintings with some
then birds, mirrors with dark frames...behind every mirror there were
or a letter, or an old deck of cards, or a stocking"
(Box)
1. “Not handsome, but not bad-looking, neither too fat, nor too skinny.”
nok; I can’t say that I’m old, but I can’t say that I’m too young.”
(Chichikov)
2. “...he was a prominent man, his facial features were not devoid of pleasantness, but in
this pleasantness seemed to be transferred too much to the sugar; in his techniques and turns there was something ingratiating himself with favor and acquaintance.”
(Manilov)
“To complete the similarity, the tailcoat he was wearing was completely bear-colored,
his sleeves were long, his trousers were long, his feet walked this way and that
constantly stepped on other people's feet. The complexion was red-hot, hot, like
happens on a copper coin"
(Sobakevich)
“The little eyes had not yet gone out and ran from under the high eyebrows,
like mice... He had something tied around his neck that should not have been
make out whether it’s a stocking or a garter, but not a tie.”
(Plyushkin)
Who says this: “Open your mouth, darling”
"Most venerable, most gracious"
“May day, name day of the heart”?
(Manilov)
Who said: “These are all swindlers, the swindler sits on the swindler and the swindler
drives"?
(Sobakevich)
Task 3. Guess the episode and characters
(3 skits, rehearsed in advance, are played, both teams determine the episodes and write down answers on pieces of paper, after finishing the pieces of paper are handed over to the jury, the answers of each team are read out and scored 3 points for each correct one)
1. Chichikov and Sobakevich. Buying dead souls.
2. Plyushkin and the housekeeper. Search for a quarter of paper in Plyushkin's house
A meeting between a simply pleasant lady and a lady pleasant in every way. First
brought a second story about buying dead souls.
(See the text of the skits in Appendix 1)
Task 4. Answers to complex questions with preliminary preparation
(Both teams are given 3 questions at once in writing, 5 minutes to prepare answers, any player on the team answers orally, reading the question before answering. For the correct answer - 5 points for each) The task can be changed by replacing the questions of the presenters with questions that the teams prepare for each other in advance.
Questions for team 1:
1. Why was “The Tale of Captain Kopeikin” included in the poem?
(To depict the lawlessness and callousness of officials as a nationwide phenomenon and
justification of people's protest against the arbitrariness of officials in the fight for their rights)
2. Why was Chichikov able to find a common language with the landowners?
(Chichikov has many of the traits of landowners. He is “neither this nor that” and dreamy, like
Manilov; in Chichikov’s box all the trinkets are laid out, like Korobochka’s;
Chichikov dreams of living for his own pleasure, to the full extent of his soul, like Nozdryov,
cunning and calculating like Sobakevich, etc.)
3.Are there “living souls” in the poem? Who are they, why?
(Dead peasants, who live not for themselves, but for people, managed, despite
the hardships of life, maintain a keen interest in life, are capable of compassion,
mutual assistance, know how to enjoy the little things in life.)
Questions for team 2:
1. How does Gogol feel about the appearance of people like Chichikov in Russia?
(Chichikov is an exponent of new trends in the development of Russian society, he is an entrepreneur. He is energetic, active, resourceful, not as ossified and stubborn as the landowners, he is not as greedy, he knows how to keep himself in check in order to achieve the goal, unlike officials. At the moment writing the poem Chichikov is the future of Russia. But Gogol is not at all happy about this. Chichikov is a scoundrel. He builds his well-being on the misfortunes of others: he pushed away the old dying teacher, deceived the boss and his daughter, took bribes, etc. He sets selfish goals, takes advantage. immoral means to achieve them. He is a hero of his time, but this is another reason to try to change Russian reality)
2.Who are the “dead souls” in the poem? Justify.
(Landowners, officials, Chichikov. They lead a useless existence,
do not develop intellectually and spiritually, do not have a positive life goal,
do not strive for spiritual contact with people, are not able to love, sympathize,
empathize with others, enjoy the little things in life)
3.Why did Gogol call his work a poem?
(A poem is a form of lyric-epic poetry, the main features of which are: detailed
plot and developed image of the lyrical hero - the narrator who actively
comes into action. Lyrical hero responds emotionally to all events
works, evaluates the heroes and their actions, denies the Russia of landowners and
officials and affirms Russia of the living Russian people.
Without lyrical digressions, the poem would lose the motive of love for Russia and hope for
revival of spirituality. IN " Dead souls"In 1st place are the author’s feelings: his sadness
about what is happening in Russia and his hope for the revival of the country, and not
events happening to the main characters, as it should be in a novel)
Task 5: Questions for fans
(in parallel with the execution of 4 tasks by teams)
(asked to those sitting in the hall, 1 point for the correct answer is given to the team whose fan answered the question first)
1.Which of the landowners had a book pawned on page 14 lying around for two years?
(Manilov)
2.Which of the heroes of the poem is characterized by insatiable greed, stinginess, and penny-pinching?
(Plyushkin)
3.Who owns the words: “I considered it my duty to meet and bring my own
respect"; “You deigned to go”; “I had the honor to cover your bribe as well”?
(Chichikov)
4. Identify the hero by description: “He was of average height, very well built
well done, with full rosy cheeks, teeth white as snow and black as pitch
sideburns"
(Nozdrev)
5. In what order did Chichikov visit the landowners?
(Manilov, Korobochka, Nozdrev, Sobakevich, Plyushkin)
6.Which of the heroes is characterized by: kulaks, misanthropy, obscurantism,
coarseness?
(Sobakevich)
7.Which of the landowners lived among entertainment?
(Nozdrev)
8.Which official told “The Story of Captain Kopeikin”?
(postmaster)
9. How do officials represent Chichikov after learning about his actions with dead souls?
(Counterfeiter, Captain Kopeikin, Napoleon, fugitive criminal)
10.What nickname did the men give to Plyushkin?
(Patched)
11. What brings landowners and officials together
(they are all dead souls)
12.What does N.V. compare with? Gogol Rus' at the end of the poem?
(with a bird - a troika, i.e. a troika of horses rushing across the expanses of the universe)
Task 6 Captains Competition:
expressive reading of excerpts from the text of the poem ( homework, the passages were chosen by the captains themselves or the teacher suggested lyrical digressions at the end of the poem about the youth of the soul)
7.Before summing up, the presenter reads a poem by N. Nekrasov about Gogol.
(See Appendix 2)
8. Summing up
APPENDIX 1
Scene 1 Buying dead souls from Sobakevich
Ch. - I wanted to talk to you about one business. According to the existing provisions of our state, the glory of which has no equal, revision souls, having completed their career in life, are, however, counted, until a new revision tale is submitted, on an equal basis with the living. So as not to burden government offices with a multitude of petty and useless certificates and not to increase the complexity of the already very complex state mechanism regarding the payment of taxes for serfs... Despite all the justice of this measure, it can be partly burdensome for many owners, obliging them to pay taxes in such a way as to as if for a living object, therefore, feeling personal respect for you, I would be ready to even partially take on this really difficult responsibility. I am ready to take on these expenses and redeem, so to speak, your non-existent souls.
S. - Do you need dead souls?
Ch.- Yes, ... non-existent.
S.- There will be, why not be
Ch.- And if there are, then you, without a doubt... will be pleased to get rid of them?
S.- If you please, I’m ready to sell
Ch.- And, for example, what about the price?.. although, however, this is such an item... that the price is even strange...
S.- Yes, so as not to ask too much from you, one hundred rubles apiece!
Ch. - By the hundred?!
S. - Well, is it really expensive for you? But what would your price be?
Ch. - My price! We must have somehow made a mistake or do not understand each other, we have forgotten what the subject is. I believe for my part, hand on heart: at eight hryvnia per soul, this is the best price!
S. - What a waste - eight hryvnias each!
Ch. - Well, in my opinion, I think it’s no longer possible.
S.- After all, I’m not selling bast shoes.
Ch. - However, you must agree: after all, these are not people either.
S. - So, do you think you can find such a fool who would sell you an audit soul for two kopecks?
Ch. - But excuse me: why do you call them revisions, because the souls have already died a long time ago, only one sound, intangible to the senses, remains. However, in order not to enter into further discussions on this part, I’ll give you one and a half rubles, if you please, but I can’t take any more.
S.- It’s a shame for you to say such a sum! you bargain, tell the real price!
Ch. - I can’t, Mikhail Semyonovich, believe my conscience, I can’t: what can’t be done, that can’t be done, but I’ll add another fifty kopecks.
S. - Why are you stingy? That's right, it's inexpensive! Another swindler will deceive you, sell you rubbish, not souls, but I have a real nut, everything is for selection: not a craftsman, then some other healthy guy. Just look at it: for example, the carriage maker Mikheev! After all, he never made any other carriages other than spring ones. And it’s not like the Moscow work, which is for one hour, - such strength, it will cut itself and cover it with varnish! And Cork Stepan, the carpenter? I'll lay my head if you can find such a guy anywhere. After all, what kind of power was that! If he had served in the guard, God knows what they would have given him, three arshins and an inch tall! Maxim Telyatnikov, shoemaker: whatever pricks with an awl, then the boots, whatever the boots, then thank you, and even if it’s a drunken mouth. After all, this is what people are like! This is not something that some Plyushkin will sell you.
Ch.- But excuse me, why are you counting all their qualities, because now there is no sense in them, because they are all dead people.
S.- Yes, of course, dead. However, even then: what of these people who are now listed as living? What kind of people are these? flies, not people.
Ch. - Yes, they still exist, and this is a dream. No, I can't give more than two rubles
S. - Please, so that they don’t lay claim to me, that I’m asking dearly and I don’t want to do you any favor, if you please - seventy-five rubles per head, only in banknotes, right only for acquaintance!
Ch. - It’s strange to me, really: it seems that some kind of theatrical performance or comedy is happening between us, otherwise I can’t explain it to myself... You seem to be a pretty smart person, you have information about education. After all, the subject is just fufu. What is he worth? who needs it?
S. - Yes, you’re buying it, so you need it.
Ch. - Two rubles
S.- Well, if you please, I’ll tell you mine too last word: fifty rubles! Really, it’s a loss to yourself; you can’t buy such good people cheaper anywhere!
Ch. - As you wish, I buy not for any need, as you think, but according to the inclination of my own thoughts. If you don’t want two and a half, goodbye!
S. - Well, God be with you, give us thirty and take them for yourself!
Ch. - No, I see you don’t want to sell, goodbye!
S. - What will be your last price?
Ch. - Two and a half.
S.- Really, your human soul is like a steamed turnip. Give me at least three rubles!
Ch. - I can’t.
S.- Well, there’s nothing to do with you, if you please! It’s a loss, and I have such a dog’s temper: I can’t help but please my neighbor. I agree for 3 rubles.
Ch. – Agreed!
Scene 2 Plyushkin and the housekeeper
P – There were four blank pieces of paper lying on the table, but I don’t know. Where have I gone: my people are so worthless! Mavra! And Mavra! Where are you going, paper robber?
M - By God, master, I haven’t seen anything but a small piece of paper with which they deigned to cover the glass.
P - But I can see in my eyes that I’ve tinkered.
M - Yes, what would I like? After all, I have no use with her; I don't know how to read and write.
P - You're lying. You demolished the sexton: he’s messing around, so you demolished it for him.
M - Yes, the sexton, if he wants, he can get himself papers. He hasn't seen your scrap!
P - Just wait a minute: at the Last Judgment the devils will punish you with iron slingshots for this! You'll see how they cook!
M - But why will they punish me if I didn’t even pick up a quarter? It’s more likely some other woman’s weakness, but no one has ever reproached me for theft.
P - But the devils will get you! They will say: “Here’s to you, you swindler, because you deceived the master!” , but they’ll bake you hot!
M - And I’ll say, “You’re welcome!” By God, no way, I didn’t take it...” Yes, there he is lying on the table. You always reproach with lies!
P - Well, why did you disagree like that? What a pain in the ass! Tell her just one word, and she’ll answer with a dozen! Go and bring the light to seal the letter. Stop, you’ll grab a tallow candle, lard is a hot mess: it will burn, yes or no, only a loss, and you bring me a splinter!
Scene 3 Two ladies
What a cheerful chintz!
Yes, very funny. Praskovya Fedorovna, however, finds that it would be better if the cells were smaller, and that the specks were not brown, but blue.
Honey, it's colorful.
Oh, no, not colorful.
Ah, motley.
Yes, congratulations: they don't wear frills anymore.
Why don't they wear it?
In their place are scallops.
Oh, this is not good, scallops!
Scallops, all scallops: a cape made of scallops, scallops on the sleeves, epaulettes made of scallops, scallops below, scallops everywhere.
It's not good if everything is scalloped.
Incredibly cute. It is sewn with two rib stitches: wide armholes and at the top... the whole skirt is gathered around, as it used to be in the old days, they even put a little cotton wool in the back to make it look like a modern bel femme.
Whatever you want, I will never imitate this.
Me too...Really, as you can imagine, what fashion can sometimes come to... is unlike anything else!
I begged my sister for patterns on purpose for fun; My Melania began to sew.
So do you have a pattern?
Well, my sister brought it.
My soul, give it to me for the sake of all that is holy!
Oh, I already gave my word to Praskovya Fedorovna. Perhaps after it?
Who will wear it after Praskovya Fedorovna? It will be too strange on your part if you prefer strangers to your own.
Why, she is also my great aunt.
From the husband’s side... It turns out: you want to inflict such an insult on me... Apparently you want to stop all acquaintance with me.
Well, what about our charmer?
2. Oh, my God! Why am I sitting like this in front of you! That's good! You know what I came to you with, right? Let me, let me just tell you...
No matter how much you praise or extol him, I will say it straight, and I will tell him to his face that he is a worthless person, worthless, worthless, worthless.
Just listen to what I will reveal to you.
They spread rumors that he was good, but he is not good at all, and his nose is the most unpleasant.
2. Let me, let me just tell you, darling. After all, this is history, you know, history...
What's the story?
2. Imagine: the archpriest comes to me today - and what would you think: ours is a humble man, a newcomer is ours, what kind of guy is he?
How, did he really build chickens like his predecessor?
2. Oh, if only there were chickens, that would be nothing. The landowner Korobochka came to her, frightened and pale as death, and told her a perfect romance: suddenly, in the dead of midnight, there was a knock on the gate, the most terrible knock you can imagine, they shouted: “Open, otherwise the gate will be broken down.”
But Korobochka, isn’t she young and pretty?
Not at all, old woman!
Oh, lovely! So he set to work on the old woman.
But no, darling, it’s not at all what you think. He appears armed from head to toe and demands, “Sell, he says, all the souls that have died.” The box answers, “I can’t sell them because they’re dead.” - “No, he says, they are not dead, it’s my business, he says, to know whether they are dead or not; they are not dead, not dead, screams, not dead.”
It is strange, however, what could these dead souls mean?
There are no dead souls here, something else is hiding here.
Well, do you think he's hiding here?
Well what do you think
What do I think? I admit I'm completely lost
Well, listen to what these dead souls are. Dead souls...
What, what?
2. Dead souls...
Oh, speak for God's sake!
2. This was just made up as a cover, but the point is this: he wants to take away the governor’s daughter!
Appendix 2
N.A. Nekrasov. On the day of Gogol's death. February 21, 1852
Blessed is the gentle poet, feeding his chest with hatred,
In whom there is little bile, a lot of feeling: Armed with satire,
Hello to him so sincerely. He goes through a thorny path.
Friends of quiet art. (...) With his punishing lyre.
Loving carelessness and peace, He is pursued by blasphemers:
Disdaining impudent satire, He catches sounds of encouragement
He reigns firmly over the crowd, not in the sweet murmur of praise,
With your peace-loving lyre. And in the wild screams of anger.
Marveling at the great mind, And believing and not believing again
He is not persecuted or slandered. The dream of a high calling,
And his contemporaries He preaches love
During life, a monument is prepared... With a hostile word of denial. (...)
But fate has no mercy. They curse him on all sides,
To the one whose noble genius And, just seeing his corpse,
He became an accuser of the crowd, They will understand how much he has done,
Her passions and delusions. And how he loved - while hating!
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1. N.V. Gogol “Dead Souls”. - Any edition.
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Gogol Nikolai Vasilievich - Test questions for N. V. Gogol’s poem “Dead Souls”

Test questions with selective answers to N. V. Gogol’s poem “Dead Souls”

More to the Russian people
No limits have been set.
Is there a wide path before him?

kontrolnye-voprosy-k-poeme-n.-v.-gogolya-mertvye-dushicontrol questions with selective answers to the poem n. V. Gogol "dead souls"
Why do you think A. S. Pushkin, after listening to the first chapters of “Dead Souls” (Gogol himself read these chapters to him), exclaimed: “God, how sad our Russia is”?

How can you explain the title of the poem?

What features unite the characters depicted by N.V. Gogol?

They are united by a lack of high motives, indifference to the fate of the homeland and people, selfishness, narrowness of interests, gross selfishness, dulling of all human feelings, mental squalor and limitations.

These vices are typical: they are inherent in both landowners and city officials, although they manifest themselves in different forms. Self-interest, bribery, the desire not to serve, but to please, envy, baiting each other, gossip, slander - these are characteristic features bureaucratic apparatus. And the landowners, and officials, and the “acquirer” Chichikov are dead souls who own and dispose of living souls.

What is more important: the common features of landowners and officials or their individual differences? Why do you think so?

Is it a coincidence that the city officials depicted by Gogol in “Dead Souls” are similar to the characters in “The Inspector General”?

How did Chichikov prepare for his life's field? What did his father punish him?

How does this instruction differ from the “testament” of Father Molchalin? Since childhood, Chichikov showed the abilities of a dishonest “business” person: he knew how to make a favorable impression, please those on whom he depended, make a profitable deal, and having achieved his goal, betray, turn away from the person he deceived (remember his school speculations, attitude towards the teacher; then “ way up" in the office). For the rest of his life he remembered his father’s advice, more than anything else in the world, to take care of a penny, which “will never betray you.” The father’s order to Chichikov is very reminiscent of the “testament” of Molchalin’s father: both taught their sons to adapt to life using dishonest means, but time has made its own amendments to the parental instructions: if Molchalin Sr. put connections and favor above all else the right people, then Chichikov’s father during the period of capitalization of Russia believed that the surest way to succeed in life was money.

How is the gallery of landowner freaks built? What is the sequence of the story about each of them? In fact, the chapters devoted to landowners are built according to the same plan. Do you consider this an advantage or disadvantage of the work? Why?

What role does “The Tale of Captain Kopeikin” play in “Dead Souls”? Why was it banned by censorship?

How does the poem reveal the theme of the people? Do you think Gogol would agree with Nekrasov’s words:
More to the Russian people
No limits have been set.
Is there a wide path before him?
Name the main themes of lyrical digressions in “Dead Souls”. What is their role in revealing the ideological content of the work?

Lyrical digressions expand the scope of the narrative. They reveal the image of the author - a patriot who believes in the great future of his homeland, in its people. The writer’s subtle observation, wit, and civic courage are revealed in lyrical digressions. Their topics are very diverse: about thick and thin (Chapter I), about the weakness of the Russian person (Chapter II), about the hidden meaning of the image of Chichikov (Chapter XI), about the author’s attitude to life in youth, adulthood and old age (Chapter . VI), about the attitude of readers to the novelist and satirist (chap. VII).

A special place in revealing the ideological content of the poem is occupied by the author’s reflections on the fate of the runaway peasants Plyushkin and “Rus-troika”, which affirm the writer’s faith in the future of Russia.

Question No. 1.
Who suggested the plot of “Dead Souls” to N.V. Gogol?

1. M. Yu. Lermontov.
2. A. S. Pushkin. +
3. L. N. Tolstoy.
4. I. S. Turgenev

Question No. 2.
Name the genre of “Dead Souls”.

1. Novel.
2. Poem. +
3. Story.
4. Tale.

Question No. 3.
What technique does N.V. Gogol use in the title of the poem?

1. Metaphor.
2. Oxymoron.
3. Epithet.
4. Comparison.

Oxymoron (Greek - “sharp stupidity”) - a combination of words with the opposite meaning.

Question number 4.
What is Chichikov's first and patronymic name?

1. Ivan Pavlovich.
2. Pavel Nikolaevich.
3. Pavel Ivanovich. +
4. Pyotr Ivanovich.

Question No. 5.
Whose portrait is this?

In appearance he was a distinguished man; His facial features were not devoid of pleasantness, but this pleasantness seemed to have too much sugar in it; in his techniques and turns there was something ingratiating favor and acquaintance. He smiled enticingly, was blond, with blue eyes.

1. Plyushkin.
2. Nozdryov.
3. Manilov. +
4. Sobakevich.

Question No. 6.
Who is called “a hole in humanity” in N.V. Gogol’s poem?

1. Plyushkin. +
2. Nozdryov.
3. Manilov.
4. Sobakevich.

Question No. 7. Which of the landowners seemed to Chichikov “very similar to a medium-sized bear”?

1. Plyushkin.
2. Nozdryov.
3. Manilov.
4. Sobakevich. +

Question No. 8.

Whose characteristic is this?

“A man of about thirty, a broken fellow, who after three or four words began to say to him (Chichikov) “you.”

1. Manilov.
2. Nozdryov. +
3. Plyushkin.
4. Sobakevich.

Question No. 9.
Which of the characters in the poem owns this home?

“The room was hung with old striped wallpaper; paintings with some birds, mirrors with dark frames... behind every mirror there was either a letter, or an old deck of cards, or a stocking.”

1. Plyushkin.
2. Box. +
3. Manilov.
4. Sobakevich.

Question number 10.
Who owns these words?

I know them all: they are scammers, the whole city is like this: a scammer on

the swindler sits and drives the swindler. All sellers of Christ.

1. Manilov.
2. Nozdryov.
3. Plyushkin.
4. Sobakevich. +

Question No. 11.
N.V. Gogol wrote: “My heroes follow one after another, one more vulgar than the other.” Restore the sequence of depictions of landowners in the poem.

A. Sobakevich. 4

V. Manilov. 1

S. Nozdrev. 3

D. Plyushkin. 5

1. Box. 2

Question No. 12.
Who tells “The Tale of Captain Kopeikin”?

A. Chichikov.

B. Nozdryov.

V. Postmaster. +

G. Chairman of the Treasury Chamber.

Question No. 13.
For what purpose does N.V. Gogol introduce “The Tale of Captain Kopeikin” into the work?

A. Show the lack of spirituality of bureaucratic laws. +

B. Depict the life of the capital's officials.

B. Refute the idea of ​​impunity for the authorities.

D. Show the destructive power of money.

Question No. 14.
For what purpose did Chichikov buy up “dead souls”?

B. In order to marry profitably, calling himself the owner of thousands of souls.

B. In order to put them on the board of guardians as living ones. +

D. In order to win a bet.

Question No. 15.
Which of the heroes of the poem by N.V. Gogol does not classify as “dead souls”?

A. Chichikova.

B. Manilova.

B. Dead peasants. +

G. Selifana.

Question No. 16.
What role does the image of the road play in N.V. Gogol’s poem?

A. Is a symbol life path person.

B. The image of the road is a symbol of the future of Russia. +

B. This is a form of organization of a work.

D. This image is a source of inspiration for the author.

1. What is the general idea of ​​Dead Souls?

Gogol, thinking long and hard about the purpose of his creation, came to the conclusion that his goal was to show all of Rus' with its inherent contradictory features, the true Russian man in all his fullness, with versatility national characters and features. The writer wanted to reveal to us all the hidden corners of the Russian soul, the shortcomings and hidden virtues of a Russian person, surrounded by an everyday web of little things, deeds and events, that eat away from the inside. Gogol, thinking about his future work, even begins to feel missionary power in himself: he burns with the desire to help his fatherland by awakening the “dead”, sleeping soul of the Russian man the best medicine- a cleansing laugh. The poem was intended as a revealing, saving remedy for the “dormant” Russia; Gogol believed that this was his duty, his opportunity to be as useful through his writing as any simple civil servant is useful to the fatherland. Nikolai Vasilyevich intended to create a grandiose, comprehensive work, consisting of three interconnected and flowing from one another parts. They symbolized Russia’s unique path from “lethargic sleep” to awareness, awakening, purification and rapid moral self-development.

Thus, we can say that the concept of the poem “Dead Souls” was extremely broad in its coverage of characters, characters, ideas, events and phenomena of complex Russian life.

2. What contradictory principles of plot and composition formed the basis of the poem?

The poem “Dead Souls” seems contradictory even in the genre of work designated by the author. After all, as we know from the definition, a poem is a genre of literature distinguished by its poetic form. It turns out that Gogol pushes the existing genre boundaries and creates, as we now call it, a prose poem. Why did this happen? The answer lies in another contradiction: reflecting on his creation, the writer firmly held on to the idea of ​​​​creating an incredibly large-scale, universal work, wanted to liken it, equate it to an epic, drawing an analogy between such huge works as Dante’s “Divine Comedy” and Homer’s poems. And the implementation of all these thoughts in prose was possible only thanks to numerous lyrical digressions throughout the narrative, reminding the reader of the grandeur of the plan, of its further development along an as yet unknown but great path.

And finally, one of the main plot and compositional contradictions is the possibility of the very realization of all Gogol’s ideas. The writer literally dreamed of creating a work that would have the strongest impact on all readers. In it, he wanted to clearly and accurately show the degradation, stagnation, awakening and formation on the true path of vicious Russian souls. However, he did not want to simply present to the world the artistic ideal that arose in his head. On the contrary, with all his strength and genius, he tried to draw a living person, as if standing next to us, tangible and really existing. The writer wanted to literally embody a person, to breathe a living spirit into him. And this tragically contradicted the actual implementation: such a task turned out to be not only beyond Gogol’s strength, but also beyond the time allotted to the creator himself.

3. Is there a contradiction in the combination “dead souls”? What meanings does this combination hide?

The contradiction in this phrase is obvious: after all, this is a literary oxymoron (the same are, for example, “living corpse”, “sad joy”, etc.). But, turning to the poem itself, we discover other meanings.

Firstly, “dead souls” are simply dead serfs, the “hunt” for whom is Chichikov’s main task to achieve his personal well-being.

But here, and this is secondly, another meaning is revealed, more important for the ideological component of the work. “Dead souls” are the “rotten,” vicious souls of the landowner and bureaucratic circle in which Chichikov moves. These souls have forgotten what it is real life, full of pure, noble feelings and adherence to human duty. Purely outwardly, all these people seem to be alive, they talk, walk, eat, etc. But their inner content, their spiritual filling, is dead, it will either sink into oblivion forever, or with great effort and suffering it can be reborn.

Thirdly, there is another hidden meaning of the phrase. It represents a religious and philosophical idea. According to Christian teaching, a person’s soul cannot be dead by definition, it is always alive, only the body can die.

It turns out that Gogol strengthens the meaning of rebirth, renewal of the “dirty” soul, likening it to simple human flesh.

Thus, we can say that even such a short and succinct title of the poem helps the writer convey and reveal a huge variety of ideas and themes displayed in the work.

4. How is the concept of “Dead Souls” connected with Gogol’s religious and moral quests?

The writer’s religious and moral quest is directly related to the concept of “Dead Souls.” We can say that the entire work is built on religious, moral and philosophical ideas.

Nikolai Vasilyevich sought to show in the poem the rebirth of “sinners” into “righteous people.” He closely connected the moral re-education and self-education of the protagonist with Christian dogma. After all, to live as a Christian means to live according to the divine commandments, the observance of which reflects the best traits of a person. To believe in one God, to be respectful, not to envy, not to steal or steal, to be respectful and generally essentially righteous - this is the religious and moral ideal that Gogol wanted to embody in his work. He believed that transformation of a thoroughly vicious person is still possible through laughter at oneself, purifying suffering, and then acceptance of following the truth. Moreover, the writer believed that such an example of the reincarnation of a Russian person, and soon of all of Russia, could serve as a “beacon” for other nations and even for the whole world. It is quite possible that he dreamed of an unattainable ideal - a worldwide, universal revival from the abyss of sins and the establishment of righteousness.

Gogol closely connected his searches with the idea of ​​the poem, literally weaving the entire “outline” of the work from these thoughts.

5. Why do some characters in the poem have biographies and others do not?

The poem shows the characters of many landowners, describes their life, passions, and morals. But only two people have a backstory, a story about their past. These are Plyushkin and Chichikov.

The fact is that personalities such as Korobochka, Manilov, Sobakevich, Nozdryov and others are shown vividly, “in all their glory” and very believably, we can fully formulate our impression of them and predict their future fate. These characters are representatives of the “stagnation” of human essence, they are who they are, with all their vices and imperfections, and they will no longer be different.

As for Chichikov and Plyushkin, here one of the facets of the writer’s great plan is revealed. These two heroes, according to the author, are still capable of developing and renewing their souls. Therefore, both Plyushkin and Chichikov have a biography. Gogol wanted to take the reader along the entire line of their lives, to show a complete picture of the formation of their character, and then the transformation and new formation of characters in subsequent volumes. After all, in fact, you cannot understand the whole essence of a person until you get acquainted with his entire history, with all his life’s ups and downs, and Gogol was well aware of this.

Based on the foregoing, it is obvious that the writer built any detail of his narrative not by chance, but according to certain principles that help to realize his plan most fully.