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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mitya agree to being guilty of at the beginning of his trial?
(a) A thief.
(b) A drunkard and thief.
(c) A drunkard and scoundrel.
(d) A murderer.

2. Who does Ivan speak wildly about during his testimony in Mitya's trial?
(a) Hitler.
(b) The devil.
(c) God.
(d) Jesus.

3. How much do police estimate Mitya spent in Mokroye?
(a) 1,500 rubles.
(b) 500 rubles.
(c) 2,000 rubles.
(d) 3,000 rubles.

4. Who does Ivan go to see when he returns from Moscow in Book 11, Chapter 7?
(a) Alyosha.
(b) Maximov.
(c) Smerdyakov.
(d) Mitya.

5. Who does Katarina show Alyosha a letter from in Book 11, Chapter 7?
(a) Fyodor.
(b) Smerdyakov.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Mitya.

6. Who takes the witness stand after Katarina in the book?
(a) Grushenka.
(b) Kuzma.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Alyosha.

7. What does the jury give as their judgment in Mitya's trial?
(a) Guilty on every count.
(b) Guilty of murder only.
(c) Not guilty on every count.
(d) Guilty of theft only.

8. How does Smerdyakov kill himself?
(a) Poisons himself.
(b) Drowns himself.
(c) Hangs himself.
(d) Shoots himself.

9. Who confesses to Ivan that he killed Fyodor?
(a) Rakitin.
(b) Smerdyakov.
(c) Mitya.
(d) Alyosha.

10. What is the name of the local district commissioner of Police that Pyotr visits?
(a) Kuzma Samsonov.
(b) Mikhail Makarovich Kakarov.
(c) Michael Makarov.
(d) Ilyusha Snegiryov.

11. What does Lise smash in the door when Alyosha leaves from visiting her in Book 11?
(a) Alyosha's toe.
(b) Alyosha's finger.
(c) Her toe.
(d) Her finger.

12. Who does Mitya believe he is being arrested for the murder of in Part 3?
(a) Grigory.
(b) Grushenka.
(c) Alyosha.
(d) Ivan.

13. What does the prosecutor begin his final speech talking about in Mitya's trial?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Russian society.
(c) The church.
(d) French society.

14. Who becomes loud and angry and is warned by the judge to stay in bounds in Book 12, Chapter 14?
(a) Krassotkin.
(b) Kirillovich.
(c) Fetyukovitch.
(d) Makarov.

15. What does the defense attorney suggest that Mitya has not been allowed during his final speech?
(a) Hate.
(b) Love.
(c) Honor.
(d) Responsibility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mitya cry out that Katarina has done to him after she testifies in his trial?

2. How much money does Katarina say Mitya had loaned her family years ago during his trial?

3. Who is called in but found that their opinions are useless in Mitya's trial?

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

5. What does the prosecutor suggest took over Mitya and caused him to kill his father?

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