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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Devil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych felt upon taking his position at the Court of Justice?
(a) Proud and apprehensive.
(b) Miserable and filled with dread.
(c) Anxious and depressed.
(d) Content and happy.

2. How does Ivan Ilych feel about his life as he reviews it from his deathbed?
(a) He forgives himself.
(b) He is revolted.
(c) He is grateful for all his opportunities.
(d) He decides he would not do anything differently.

3. What did Ivan Ilych find in place of death?
(a) Fury.
(b) God.
(c) Light.
(d) Language.

4. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych's wife demonstrated mental problems?
(a) Breakdowns.
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) Depressions.
(d) Jealous rages.

5. What political stance do the Muslim Tartars typically take?
(a) Pro-Russian.
(b) Pro-Turkish.
(c) Anti-Russian.
(d) Pro-independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolstoy describe Dmitri's thoughts about love?

2. Whom did Lukashka think he killed?

3. Why does Marya's depression return?

4. How does Ivan Ilych handle his illness?

5. What causes Marya Alexandrovna's depression?

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