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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapter 7, Stepan Verkhovensky's Last Pilgrimage and Chapter 8, Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many previous marriages has Stepan Verkhovensky had?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Zero.

2. How does Peter plan to instigate his father?
(a) He tries to seduce Dasha himself.
(b) He circulates rumors about Dasha.
(c) He tells Mrs. Stavrogin lies about his father.
(d) He tries to ruin Stavrogin's reputation.

3. What accusation does Mrs. Stavrogin make of Stepan Verkhovensky?
(a) She accuses him of being a dilettante and a fraud.
(b) She accuses him of stealing from her.
(c) She accuses him of conspiring against the government.
(d) She accuses him of having seduced Dasha.

4. What does Dostoevsky seem to believe is the problem with Russia?
(a) It is held back by its feudal past.
(b) It is ripe for a revolution but incapable of emerging from one.
(c) It is both attracted to and repulsed by industrial modernism.
(d) It is poisoned by its peasant spirituality.

5. What is Shigalyov's plan for the new social organization?
(a) Enslave 90% of humanity.
(b) Liberate the peasants.
(c) Abolish industrialism and return to farming.
(d) Eliminate the aristocracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapons do Stavrogin and Gaganov use for the duel?

2. Who is Kirilov?

3. What reason does the narrator have for visiting Lembke?

4. What does Virginsky say to the radicals after Shatov's wife gives birth?

5. How many shots does each duelist get to take?

(see the answer key)

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