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Quiz about The Life and Work of Dostoevsky

The Life and Work of Dostoevsky Quiz

Questions concerning several of Dostoevsky's works, as well as peer perception of the author. Some questions require more specific knowledge than others.

A multiple-choice quiz by alihilisdi. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
alihilisdi

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
113,135

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Who called Dostoevsky "Russia's evil Genious"? Hint

D.H. Lawrence

Herman Hesse

Nikolay Berdyaev

Maxim Gorky

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which character believed that "everything is permitted"? Hint

Dimitri Karamazov

Rogozhin

Raskolnikov

Ivan Karamazov

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who does Myshkin first see a painting of in "The Idiot"? Hint

Natasya Filippovna

Katerina Ivanovna

Grushenka

Dounia

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Question 4 of 10

4. What weapon was believed to be used to murder Fyodor Karamazov? Hint

pestle

poison

pistol

sword

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Question 5 of 10

5. In "Crime and Punishment", what are the names of the painters arrested for the murders of Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta? Hint

Kolya and Rodka

Seymon and Rodya

Nikolay and Dmitri

Luzhin and Profiry

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what year was "The Double" published? Hint

1846

1842

1850

1848

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the famous defense counsel in "The Brothers Karamazov"? Hint

Herzenstube

Fetyukovich

Perkhotin

Kirrillovich

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the main character in "The Double"? Hint

Gerasimitch

Petrushka

Golyadkin

Krestyan Ivanovitch

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Question 9 of 10

9. What weapon does Raskolnikov use to murder Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta? Hint

pillow

wire

pistol

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Question 10 of 10

10. On what floor does the main character of "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" reside? Hint

sixth

first

fifth

third

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who called Dostoevsky "Russia's evil Genious"?

Answer: Maxim Gorky

Gorky made the statement in 1905. D.H. Lawrence had less flattering things to say about Dostoevsky, likening him to "the rat, slithering along in hate, in the shadows, and in order to belong to the light, professing love, all love." In 1920 Hesse professed his fear of Dostoevsky's "slavic murkiness." Of the four men listed, only Berdyaev thought highly of Dostoevsky.

2. Which character believed that "everything is permitted"?

Answer: Ivan Karamazov

In "The Brothers Karamazov" Ivan states that he beleives there is no God, therefore everything is permitted.

3. Who does Myshkin first see a painting of in "The Idiot"?

Answer: Natasya Filippovna

Natasya Filippovna's painting is carried by Rogozhin. Grushenka is the love interest of both Dimitri and Fyodor Karamazov in "The Brothers Karamazov." Katerina Ivanovna is the consumptive wife of Marmeladov in "Crime and Punishment." Dounia is the sister of Raskolnikov in "Crime and Punishment."

4. What weapon was believed to be used to murder Fyodor Karamazov?

Answer: pestle

Dimitri impulsively grabbed the pestle from Grushenka's kitchen as he stormed toward his father's house, believing her to be there. The pestle was irrefutably used to bludgeon the servant Gregory (by Smerdyakov) as Dimitri escaped over the garden wall.

5. In "Crime and Punishment", what are the names of the painters arrested for the murders of Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta?

Answer: Nikolay and Dmitri

Seymon Zakharovitch Marmeladov is a dismissed government official-turned alcoholic who is the father of Raskolnikov's love-interest, the pious prostitue, Soina, and the husband of Katerina Ivanovna. Rodya is a nickname of the main character Raskolnikov. Luzhin is engaged to Raskolnikov's sister, and Profiry is an official investigating the murders. Kolya is one of Katerina Ivanovna's children from a previous marriage, and Rodka is yet another nickname for Raskolnikov.

6. In what year was "The Double" published?

Answer: 1846

In 1842 Dostoevsky had not yet been published. "Poor Folk", published in 1846, was Dostoevsky's first publication. He produced six publications in 1848, but none of them was "The Double", and in 1850 he was imprisoned in a Siberian work camp and did not publish.

7. What is the name of the famous defense counsel in "The Brothers Karamazov"?

Answer: Fetyukovich

Herzenstube is the doctor who testifies to Dimitri's insanity; Perkhotin is a young official and friend of Dimitri's who brings Fyodor Karamazov's murder to the attention of the authorities. Kirrillovich is the public prosecutor of Dimitri's trial. Fetyukovich travelled from Moscow to defend Dimitri.

8. What is the name of the main character in "The Double"?

Answer: Golyadkin

Petrushka is Golyadkin's servant. Krestyan Ivanovitch is Golyadkin's doctor. Gerasimitch is the butler of a friend of Golyadkin's who turns the man away from dinner.

9. What weapon does Raskolnikov use to murder Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta?

Answer: ax

Raskolnikov stole the ax from the porter of his building and concealed it underneath his coat by means of a carefully contrived noose.

10. On what floor does the main character of "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" reside?

Answer: fifth

The narrator begins speaking of walking home on a gloomy evening, just as the street lamps are being lit. After a brief encounter with a lost and bedraggled little girl, the narrator opens a paragraph with "I mounted up to my fifth storey."

Source: Author alihilisdi

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