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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Father Sergius.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Father Sergius to leave the monastery?
(a) A woman who seduces him.
(b) A woman who tempts him.
(c) A woman who refuses him.
(d) A woman who seduced his spiritual leader.

2. What significance does Pashenka have to Sergius after Sergius leaves the monastery?
(a) He wants to set things right with her.
(b) He wants to punish her for leading him astray.
(c) She seems like a means to salvation for him.
(d) He wants to devote himself to her.

3. Where did Ivan Ilych get appointed to the Court of Justice?
(a) Volgograd.
(b) Kursk.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Moscow.

4. How does Tolstoy describe Stepan Kasatsky's educational career?
(a) Disappointing.
(b) Brilliant.
(c) Unconventional.
(d) Lackluster.

5. What doest Stepan Kasatsky tell Countess Korotkova?
(a) That his love for her scared him.
(b) That she made him a better person.
(c) That he was terribly devoted.
(d) That he would kill her if he ever found out she betrayed him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych develop a passion for?

2. What was Stepan Kasatsky 'given to' from time to time?

3. How does Pozdnyshev see his marriage after a few weeks?

4. What does Ivan Ilych do after his first child is born?

5. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych felt upon taking his position at the Court of Justice?

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