The Idiot Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Idiot Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Myshkin away from St. Petersburg?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

2. What does Madam Yephanchin think her husband is doing behind her back?
(a) Starting a business.
(b) Buying property.
(c) Arranging marriages.
(d) Arranging a trip.

3. Where does Rogozhin invite Prince Myshkin?
(a) To his father's funeral service.
(b) To meet Nastassya Flippovna.
(c) To a state dinner.
(d) To a formal ball.

4. How does Madame Yephanchin react to Myshkin?
(a) She likes him immediately.
(b) She distrusts him on sight.
(c) She dislikes him immediately.
(d) She is annoyed by him.

5. What happens to Ganja, after Nastassya gives up Rogozhin's money?
(a) He hits his head, knocking himself unconscious.
(b) He screams uncontrollably.
(c) He faints.
(d) He runs out of the house.

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

7. Who does the visitor mistake Myshkin for?
(a) A relative of Ganja's.
(b) A tradesman selling kitchenware.
(c) A man courting Ganja's sister.
(d) A footman.

8. Does Nastassya accept Myshkin's proposal?
(a) Yes, and she leaves with him.
(b) No, she accepts Rogozhin immediately.
(c) Yes, but then she almost immediately leavs with Rogozhin.
(d) No, she accepts no one's proposal.

9. How does the party in general react to Rogozhin's arrival?
(a) The party is happy to see him.
(b) People make fun of Rogozhin for entertainment.
(c) The party is disgusted but interested in him.
(d) People avoid Rogozhin from embarrassment.

10. What does Madam Yephachin tell Myshkin to get for her?
(a) The tea service from the kitchen.
(b) A jewel case from her bedroom.
(c) Her husband's accounting book.
(d) Nastassya Filippovna's photograph.

11. What is Myshkin's explanation for why Nastassya left Rogozhin?
(a) She can't deal with Rogozhin's paranoia.
(b) She can't abide the idea of marrying anyone.
(c) She is secretly in love with someone else.
(d) She wants more money than Rogozhin can give her.

12. How did General Yephanchin make his reputation and fortune?
(a) By gambling.
(b) By shareholding.
(c) As a military leader.
(d) Through an invention.

13. What does Rogozhin give to Nastassya?
(a) A dog.
(b) Silk stockings.
(c) A diamond bracelet.
(d) 18,000 roubles.

14. What does Ganja ask Aglaya to do?
(a) Run away to marry Myshkin.
(b) Prevent her mother from learning what her father is doing.
(c) Arrange a marriage for her sister.
(d) Save him from marrying Nastassya.

15. What state is Rogozhin in when he visits Ganja's house on Myshkin's first night there?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He is exhausted and falling asleep.
(c) He is crying uncontrollably.
(d) He is injured and in need of a doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ganja's father throw out a window in the story?

2. How did the General's wife react to his gift to Nastassya Filoppovna?

3. How does Nastassya react to Rogozhin's arrival?

4. What skill does the Prince tell the General that he has?

5. What does Myshkin threaten to do, after Ganja calls him an idiot?

(see the answer keys)

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