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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What runs out of the farmhouse to meet Peter and Basavriuk?
(a) A dog.
(b) A child.
(c) A bear.
(d) A chicken.

2. What does Peter have do to obtain the gold?
(a) Cut off a child's head.
(b) Sign a contract.
(c) Kill the black dog.
(d) Cut off his own thumbs.

3. What did God allow Ivan to decide?
(a) Petro's punishment.
(b) Katerina's husband.
(c) Katerina's death.
(d) His wife.

4. What animal does Thoma compare to Basavruik's eyes?
(a) A bear.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A crow.
(d) A bull.

5. What is the most remarkable thing about the couple's house?
(a) The gnomes laugh.
(b) The doors sing.
(c) The cups snigger.
(d) The window screech.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter need as much as he needs last year's snow?

2. What is Gorobets' rank in the army?

3. What is the weather like at the beginning of the story?

4. What does the devil want Valuka to teach him?

5. What protects Khoma from the witch?

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