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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tolstoy say Dmitri hopes to find in the Caucasus?
(a) The perfect woman.
(b) Riches.
(c) His daughter.
(d) Escape from his wife.

2. How much was Ivan Ilych given for moving expenses to get to his Court of Justice appointment?
(a) 2,500 rubles.
(b) 3,500 rubles.
(c) 5,000 rubles.
(d) 1,500 rubles.

3. What causes Sergey to declare that everything is over between himself and Marya?
(a) Her affair with a Frenchman.
(b) Her illness and depression.
(c) A jealous rage.
(d) Her suicide attempt.

4. How does Ivan Ilych begin his career?
(a) As an intern.
(b) As a provincial magistrate.
(c) As a clerk.
(d) As a foot soldier.

5. What is the relationship between Christian Cossacks and Muslim Tartars?
(a) Commercial interdependence.
(b) Mutual trust.
(c) Annihilating hatred.
(d) Wariness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ivan Ilych feel about his life as he reviews it from his deathbed?

2. What surprises Marya after her marriage to Sergey?

3. With whom did the Grebensk Cossacks intermarry?

4. What topics does Sergey capture Marya's curiosity about?

5. Where do Eugene Irtenev and Stepanida meet?

(see the answer key)

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