Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" Pt. III Quiz

Answer: Karenin

Home from a meeting that ended early, Karenin was just on his way out the door when he met Vronsky, who entered. It was an awkward moment for Karenin and Vronsky; both knew the consequences of his visit.

Answer: She would not survive through childbirth

Anna was frightened that the dream was a terrible omen that she would not survive childbirth. She decided that the torment she had been putting her and Vronsky through would be over upon her death. Vronsky refused to believe her prophecy, but failed to convince her otherwise.

Answer: Vronsky's love letters to Anna

Karenin, in an attempt to divorce Anna and keep Seryozha at the same time, stole the letters Vronsky gave to Anna and went to a lawyer to make his case. However, the lawyer advised Karenin that letters were merely a partial confirmation, but in order to truly prove their affair, they must be caught in it by witnesses. Karenin was unsure if he wished to go about getting the divorce in such a way.

Answer: Women's education

Pestsov, perhaps the most liberal-minded of the group, advocated for a higher participation of women in government and their inclusion in higher education. Others, such as Koznyshev and Karenin, argued over whether women were up to the task of the duties afforded by such rights.

Answer: Chalk written on a card table

They played a word game in which each person had to write the first letter of each word in a sentence on the card table. When one person was finished and the clue guessed, the next person erased the original clue and wrote another. Through this method, they were able to express their desires. Levin proposed to her once again and this time she accepted.

Answer: He had slept with another woman out of wedlock.

Kitty was upset over the fact that Levin had been with another woman, but she forgave him quickly because he had admitted it to her. She also found out about his tendencies toward agnosticism.

Answer: True

Karenin rushed home after he heard that Anna had been sick, only to find that Vronsky, too, was attending to her. Anna and the others all believed she would soon die. Her husband became hysterical, falling into tears. Anna asked him to forgive Vronsky, which he did.

Answer: Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky

For Count Vronsky, the pain of seeing Anna near death was too much. He shot himself with a pistol in the chest, but ultimately survived due to his servant who found him.

Answer: His genuine feelings toward Anna's daughter

Karenin's character was profoundly altered with the birth of Anna's daughter, whom he wanted to take care of himself. He proposed several solutions to their dilemma. He said he could allow the affair to continue if there were no incidents which would embarrass his family.

He also offered giving Anna a divorce and taking the brunt of the adultery charges to save her embarrassment. However, Anna rejected the offer, believing a divorce at this point would not matter.

Answer: There was a mix-up involving Levin's shirt.

Levin had forgotten to lay out a clean shirt for his servant to bring. As the shirt he had been wearing was not suitable to wear during his wedding, he had to find a replacement in the Shcherbatsky's packed things. Poor Levin's marriage was nearly ruined because of a shirt!

Answer: Painting

While Vronsky had little training in painting, he was determined to hone his craft by painting a portrait of Anna in Italian dress. However, he abandoned the painting and the hobby when he became unhappy with their situation in Italy.

Answer: Jesus and Pontius Pilate

While Anna decidedly enjoyed the look on Jesus' face, Vronsky was unimpressed by the painting. Nonetheless, the scene with Jesus and Pontius Pilate had such an effect on the group that their conversation soon turned philosophical.

Answer: Russian agricultural practices

As a man who was himself close to the earth, Levin found himself writing about the topic. Yet his writings turned to the philosophical and he developed arguments against industrialization without proper emphasis on agriculture. His arguments also covered Russian poverty.

Answer: She would be in the company of a prostitute.

Levin was worried that Kitty consorting with a known prostitute (Marya Nikolaevna) would lower her social status, and was at first hesitant to inform her that was the reason he didn't want her to go. Even after he promised her that it didn't matter, he was still tormented by the idea.

Answer: She was pregnant.

At the end of Nikolai's life, we learn that Kitty would be having a child of her own. It was a blessing for the family during a period of grief. Levin's fear of death had been lessened due to his belief that having love in your life allows you accept the scheme of life and death. He attributed Kitty's lack of fear of death to her selflessness.