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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II Ch. VI-XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Ganja give for wanting Myshkin as a friend?
(a) That Myshkin is fun to listen to.
(b) That he needs someone like Myshkin to believe in his goodness.
(c) That scoundrels need honest men.
(d) That he wants to keep an eye on Myshkin, who he doesn't trust.

2. Who does the General suggest should marry Nastassya Filippovna?
(a) Prince Myshkin.
(b) Rogozhin.
(c) His assistant Ganja.
(d) Totsky.

3. Where does Ganja live?
(a) In his family's boarding house.
(b) Alone in a small house.
(c) In a room in an old woman's house.
(d) In a cottage on a large estate.

4. What skill does the Prince tell the General that he has?
(a) Caricature.
(b) Calligraphy.
(c) Cartography.
(d) Architectural drafting.

5. How long is Myshkin away from St. Petersburg?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Eighteen months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many daughters do the Yephanchins have?

2. What does Myshkin threaten to do, after Ganja calls him an idiot?

3. What illness does Prince Myshkin suffer from?

4. What is Myshkin's explanation for why Nastassya left Rogozhin?

5. What does Rogozhin do after attempting to kill Myshkin?

(see the answer key)

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