View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mitya sell his dueling pistols to?
(a) Maximov.
(b) Pyotr Illyich.
(c) Grigory.
(d) Ivan.

2. What is the name of the girl that Smerdyakov plays his instrument for?
(a) Grushenka.
(b) Maria.
(c) Katarina.
(d) Marfa.

3. What does Mitya claim he did not hit his father over the head with?
(a) A pestle.
(b) A stick.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A bat.

4. What does the boy that had rocks thrown at him by a group of boys do to Alyosha after he stops them from beating him up?
(a) Bites him.
(b) Punches him.
(c) Slaps him.
(d) Kicks him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the defense lawyer plead with the jury that they consider as the murderer during his final speech in Mitya's trial?

2. What does the defense attorney tell the jurors they are in charge of deciding in addition to the truth of Mitya's story?

3. What does the defense lawyer introduce as a new point of contention in his final speech in regards to Fyodor's empty envelope?

4. Who is not sympathetic to the prosecuting attorney when he objects the defense's final speech?

5. What does the prosecutor say the defense has only presented in Book 12, Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 242 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample