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The Idiot | Quiz

Fyodor Dostoevsky
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The Idiot | Quiz

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1)

What is Myshkin's reaction to Rogozhin's marriage proposal? (from Part 1 Chapters XI-XVI)

Myshkin encourages Nastassya to marry Rogozhin.
Myshkin warns Nastassya against Rogozhin.
Myshkin says he doesn't care if Nastassya marries Rogozhin.
Myshkin also proposes to Nastassya.
2)

What does Aglaya ask Myshkin at Daria Alexyevna's house, after Nastassya sends Rogozhin from the room? (from Part IV Ch. VI-XII)

Aglaya asks Myshkin whether he plans to marry her.
Aglaya asks Myshkin whether he loves her or Nastassya.
Aglaya asks Myshkin whether he is friends with Rogozhin.
Aglaya asks Myshkin whether he will betray Rogozhin.
3)

Where does Myshkin go to claim his inheritance? (from Part II Ch. I-V)

Moscow.
Kiev.
Warsaw.
Belgrade.
4)

What happens to Ganja, after Nastassya gives up Rogozhin's money? (from Part 1 Chapters XI-XVI)

He hits his head, knocking himself unconscious.
He runs out of the house.
He screams uncontrollably.
He faints.
5)

What does Myshkin pick up without thinking about it, while he is talking to Rogozhin? (from Part II Ch. I-V)

A lighter.
A rope.
A knife.
A gun.
6)

Who first points out the article about Myshkin in the newspaper? (from Part II Ch. VI-XII)

Koyla.
Madam Yephanchin.
Burdovsky.
Hippolite.
7)

What three people has Hippolite arranged a meeting between? (from Part IV Ch. VI-XII)

Myshkin, Ganja, and Aglaya.
Radomsky, Rogozhin, and Ganja.
Nastassya, Aglaya, and Radomsky.
Aglaya, Rogozhin, and Nastassya.
8)

Who does Hippolyte warn that Rogozhin might try to kill, to harm Myshkin? (from Part IV Ch. VI-XII)

Nastassya.
Himself.
Aglaya.
Madame Yephanchin.
9)

What other literary work does the phrase Aglaya said bring up? (from Part II Ch. VI-XII)

A book.
A story.
An article.
A poem.
10)

How long is Myshkin away from St. Petersburg? (from Part II Ch. I-V)

Two years.
Eighteen months.
Six months.
One year.
11)

Who does Aglaya tell her mother she is going to marry, when Madam Yephanchin interrupts Aglaya and Myshkin's meeting in the park? (from Part III Ch. VI)

Lebedyev.
Rogozhin.
Myshkin.
Ganja.
12)

What illness does Hippolite have? (from Part II Ch. VI-XII)

Consumption.
Chilblain.
Hemophilia.
Dropsy.
13)

What is Myshkin's explanation for why Nastassya left Rogozhin? (from Part II Ch. I-V)

She can't abide the idea of marrying anyone.
She can't deal with Rogozhin's paranoia.
She wants more money than Rogozhin can give her.
She is secretly in love with someone else.
14)

What happens to General Ivolgin? (from Part IV Ch. I - V)

He has a stroke.
He is arrested.
He is hit by a carriage.
He falls down stairs.
15)

What does Nastassya use to retrieve the money? (from Part 1 Chapters XI-XVI)

She has a servant get it.
She uses her hands.
She uses a bowl.
She uses tongs.
16)

Where does Hippolite plan to kill himself? (from Part III Ch. VI)

In Povlovsk Park.
In Nastassya's bedroom.
In Rogozhin's library.
In front of Myshkin's home.
17)

What does Koyla ask his father to do? (from Part IV Ch. I - V)

Come home.
Apologize to Ganja.
Find a job.
Leave the city with Koyla.
18)

Who tells Myshkin that the duel with the officer has been called off? (from Part III Ch. I-V)

Madame Yephanchin.
Hippolite.
Radomsky.
Lebedev.
19)

What religion does Ivan Petrovitch say Pavicheff converted to? (from Part IV Ch. VI-XII)

Anglicism.
Catholicism.
Judaism.
Lutheranism.
20)

What did Lebedev attempt to do to Myshkin? (from Part IV Ch. VI-XII)

Have him arrested.
Put him in a mental hospital.
Have him deported from Russia.
Ruin his reputation with the Yephanchins.
21)

What phrase did Koyla overhear Aglaya say while she was reading Don Quixote? (from Part II Ch. VI-XII)

Arrows of adversary.
Stern order of chivalry.
Tilting at windmills.
Poor knight.
22)

What does Hippolite do when Myshkin tells him to stop reading? (from Part III Ch. I-V)

Hippolite continues to read, despite Myshkin's plea.
Hippolite reads louder so he is shouting in Myshkin's ear.
Hippolite stops reading but starts again a moment later.
Hippolite stops reading.
23)

Who does Ganja blame for Burdovsky's claim against Myshkin? (from Part II Ch. VI-XII)

Burdovsky's mother.
Government officials.
Lawyers.
Bankers.
24)

How does the party react when Vera says Hippolite is going to kill himself? (from Part III Ch. VI)

No one reacts, acting bored.
Everyone is upset and runs to stop Hippolite.
Everyone laughs, disbelieving.
Everyone gets angry and yells at Hippolite.
25)

What does Nastassya do with Rogozhin's money? (from Part 1 Chapters XI-XVI)

She throws it in the fire.
She throws it into the street.
She gives it to Myshkin.
She tears it up.
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