1. Which country does the play primarily focus on? **Bulgaria**
2. What year is the play set? **1885**
3. Which side is Bluntschli fighting on? **Serbia**
4. What is Raina's father's occupation? **A Bulgarian military officer**
5. Which servant helps hide Bluntschli? **Louka**
6. What does Raina find and keep of Bluntschli's? **His silver cigarette case**
7. Which character offers comic observations? **Nicola**
8. What kind of pastries does Nicola serve at one point? **Chocolate cream soldiers**
9. Who does Louka have unrequited feelings for? **Sergius**
10. What does Raina secretly keep belonging to Bluntschli? **His cigarette case**
11. Which character disillusion Raina's notions of war? **Bluntschli**
12. Which character does Raina eventually choose? **Bluntschli**
13. What country is Bluntschli from? **Switzerland**
14. Who is Raina initially engaged to? **Sergius**
15. Which themes does the play examine? **War, love, class, and social duty**
16. What does Raina's mother, Catherine want for her? **A prestigious marriage**
17. Which character represents romantic nationalism? **Sergius**
18. Which character is practical and experienced? **Bluntschli**
19. Where does the play mainly take place? **The Petkoff household**
20. Which servant has unrequited feelings for Sergius? **Louka**
21. Which side was Bluntschli hired to fight for? **Serbia**
22. Which family does Raina belong to? **The Petkoffs**
23. Who humors Raina with exaggerated war stories? **Sergius**
24. What occasion do the chocolate soldiers represent? **Celebrating victory**
25. Which character questions traditions of honor? **Bluntschli**
26. Which themes does Shaw criticize through the play? **Nationalism and militarism**
27. Which country is the enemy in the war depicted? **Serbia**
28. Who does Raina at first admire then come to love? **Bluntschli**
29. What is Raina's occupation? **A young woman living with her family**
30. What does Raina realize at the party about Bluntschli? **He was really at the battle**
31. Who does Raina eventually decide to marry? **Bluntschli**
32. Which character brings pragmatic views? **Bluntschli**
33. Where does Bluntschli take refuge one night? **Raina's bedroom**
34. Which character argues to maintain traditions? **Sergius**
35. Which character enjoys gossiping? **Nicola**
36. What event sparks Raina's initial interest in Bluntschli? **His refuge in her room**
37. Where is the play primarily set? **In the Petkoff home in Bulgaria**
38. Which character romanticizes war? **Raina**
39. Who does Raina brag about her exploits to at the party? **Other guests**
40. Who confronts Raina'sversion of events at the party? **Bluntschli**
41. What item does Bluntschli leave behind? **His cigarette case**
42. Whose reputation does Bluntschli undermine? **Sergius's**
43. When does Raina realize she loves Bluntschli? **At the party**
44. Which themes does Shaw use the play to criticize? **Militarism and nationalism**
45. Which character represents practicality? **Bluntschli**
46. Which servant makes new chocolate soldiers? **Nicola**
47. When was the play written? **1894**
48. Which character is revealed to be inexperienced? **Sergius**
49. Which characters debate on the roof? **Sergius and Bluntschli**
50. What does Raina learn from Bluntschli? **The real truths about war**
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