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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Book Three, Chapter 1-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is also in love with Grushenka in the Karamazov family?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Fyodor.
(c) Alyosha.
(d) Zosima.

2. How many sons does Fyodor have from his marriages?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. What does Fyodor begin a life of after the death of his last wife?
(a) He became a recluse.
(b) He beat his sons.
(c) Womanizing and drinking.
(d) Praying.

4. What does Fyodor make wild accusations against at the end of Book 2, Chapter 8?
(a) Russia.
(b) The church.
(c) His sons.
(d) Zosima.

5. What is the name of Fyodor's son that he neglected shamefully?
(a) Mitya.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Smerdyakov.
(d) Alyosha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zosima say is the only thing that prevents someone from committing a crime in Book 2, Chapter 5?

2. Who does Alyosha read a letter from at the end of Part 1?

3. What does Mitya spout joyously in Book 3, Chapter 3?

4. What is the name of the servant whose story is told in Book 3, Chapter 1?

5. What is the neighborhood not able to tell about Smerdyakov based on his demeanor and appearance?

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