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Crime and Punishment Multiple Choice Quiz | 10 Questions

How well do you know this extensive and extremely detailed masterpiece of murder and the consequences that come with it?

A multiple-choice quiz by penguin16. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
penguin16

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
215,490

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1653

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Question 1 of 10

1. The last name of the main character is Raskolnikov. By what shorter name is he often called? Hint

Rodya

Nikov

Ivan

Rascal

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Crime and Punishment" takes place primarily in what Russian city? Hint

Yakutsk

Moscow

St. Petersburg

Volgograd

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the nickname of Raskolnikov's sister? Hint

Sonia

Alexia

Alexandra

Dounia

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of what occupation is the intended target of Raskolnikov's murder? Hint

tax collector

pawnbroker

detective

landlord

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Question 5 of 10

5. Raskolnikov meets a man named Marmeladov in a tavern just a few days before seeing him die. How does Marmeladov die? Hint

hanged for rape and murder

falls from a third floor window

hit by a carriage

dives into a river and drowns

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Question 6 of 10

6. Marmeladov's daughter, Sonia, with whom Raskolnikov falls in love, does something because of her extreme poverty. What is it? Hint

prostitutes herself

moves away from the city

steals from blind beggars on the street

kills herself

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where does Raskolnikov hide the items he steals after committing the murder? (They remain here until after his confession.) Hint

below a loose floorboard

in a hole in the wall

under his mattress

under a rock

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Question 8 of 10

8. Raskolnikov requests Sonia to read him the story of what Biblical character? Hint

The Good Samaritan

Job

Lazarus

Rahab

9. What is the name of the character who, after trying to rape Raskolnikov's sister and having her respond by shooting at him with a revolver, wanders around in the rain before giving away his money and then killing himself? Hint

Svidrigailov

Luzhin

Razumihin

Porfiry Petrovich

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Question 10 of 10

10. How long was Raskolnikov sentenced to labor in Siberia for his crime? Hint

20 years

25 years

life

8 years

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The last name of the main character is Raskolnikov. By what shorter name is he often called?

Answer: Rodya

His full name is Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov. He is addressed almost equally by his full name, just his last name, and his nickname.

2. "Crime and Punishment" takes place primarily in what Russian city?

Answer: St. Petersburg

The novel takes place in St. Petersburg, until the very end when Raskolnikov goes to prison in Siberia.

3. What is the nickname of Raskolnikov's sister?

Answer: Dounia

Avdotya Romanovna Raskolnikov is her full name.

4. Of what occupation is the intended target of Raskolnikov's murder?

Answer: pawnbroker

Alyona Ivanovna uses her job to take advantage of the poor.

5. Raskolnikov meets a man named Marmeladov in a tavern just a few days before seeing him die. How does Marmeladov die?

Answer: hit by a carriage

Raskolnikov finds him in the road and helps carry him back to his house where he says goodbye to his family before passing.

6. Marmeladov's daughter, Sonia, with whom Raskolnikov falls in love, does something because of her extreme poverty. What is it?

Answer: prostitutes herself

Before his death, Sonia's father spent all their money getting drunk and made Sonia prostitute herself to provide for him and the rest of the family.

7. Where does Raskolnikov hide the items he steals after committing the murder? (They remain here until after his confession.)

Answer: under a rock

He does temporarily hide them in a hole in his wall, but when he gets the chance, he puts them under a stone that hasn't been moved for years.

8. Raskolnikov requests Sonia to read him the story of what Biblical character?

Answer: Lazarus

Jesus' raising Lazarus from the dead foreshadows Raskolnikov's rebirth later in the novel.

Answer: Svidrigailov

Svidrigailov, Dounia's former employer, gives 15,000 rubles to his fiance's family and 3,000 rubles to Sonia for her family.

10. How long was Raskolnikov sentenced to labor in Siberia for his crime?

Answer: 8 years

He gets off with only eight years because he confesses, saving another man from being convicted wrongfully, and because others tell of his charity and heroic deeds in the past.

Source: Author penguin16

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