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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV Ch. I - V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Has Nastassya met Ganja's family before her arrival on Myshkin's first night there?
(a) Yes, she has met them numerous times.
(b) No, and the family leaves before Nastassya arrives.
(c) No, it is their first meeting.
(d) Yes, she has met them once.

2. What does Nastassya say about Myshkin after his proposal?
(a) She says at least he is a rich idiot.
(b) She says he is not an idiot afterall.
(c) She says he only pretends to be an idiot.
(d) She says he is an idiot.

3. What does Myshkin pick up without thinking about it, while he is talking to Rogozhin?
(a) A knife.
(b) A lighter.
(c) A rope.
(d) A gun.

4. Who comes in Hippolite's dream, when he calls for help?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

5. What does Hippolite mention seeing in a dream?
(a) A snake.
(b) A scorpion.
(c) A rat.
(d) A spider.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other literary work does the phrase Aglaya said bring up?

2. Whose house does Myshkin go to when he first arrives back in St. Petersburg?

3. Who does the General find a picture of?

4. What mistake does Myshkin make when he leaves Rogozhin?

5. When Nastassya sees Myshkin at the end of Chapter VI, what does she do?

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