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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapters XI-XVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the party guests decide what order to play the game?
(a) They go in alphabetical order according to name.
(b) They volunteer to go next.
(c) They draw names from a hat.
(d) They go around the table clockwise.

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

3. What does Madam Yephanchin think her husband is doing behind her back?
(a) Starting a business.
(b) Arranging marriages.
(c) Arranging a trip.
(d) Buying property.

4. Where does Rogozhin invite Prince Myshkin?
(a) To a formal ball.
(b) To his father's funeral service.
(c) To a state dinner.
(d) To meet Nastassya Flippovna.

5. How much money does Rogozhin offer for Nastassya's hand in marriage?
(a) 250,000 roubles.
(b) 100,000 roubles.
(c) 500,000 roubles.
(d) 50,000 roubles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money is Myshkin about to inherit?

2. At the beginning of the first chapter, where are the men in the train traveling to?

3. What does Prince Myshkin smoke?

4. How does the party react to Ferdyshchenko's story?

5. Who does Madam Yephanchin want to talk to as soon as she sees the photo of Nastassya?

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