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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 9-12 | Part 2, Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Andrew stay with when he goes to Brunn?
(a) Prince Hippolyte Kuragin.
(b) The Emperor Francis.
(c) General Schmidt.
(d) Bilibin.

2. Why does Anna Mikhaylovna want to take Boris to visit Pierre's father, Count Bezuhov?
(a) She wants to ask Pierre's father to lend her money.
(b) She wants Boris personally to thank Prince Vasili, a close relative of Pierre's father, who is also there to see the Count.
(c) She wants Boris to meet the Count.
(d) She hopes that Pierre's father is well enough to acknowledge Boris if only in his Will.

3. Elisabeth talks about going to the country while Andrew is off to war. How does she feel about being with his father and sister?
(a) She is annoyed.
(b) She is afraid.
(c) She is happy and excited.
(d) She is indifferent.

4. Why does Anna Mikhaylovna insist on taking Pierre to visit his father just before he dies?
(a) She wants to be sure that Pierre is his father's sole heir, and if she helps him, he will help Boris.
(b) She is bored at the Rostovs' dinner.
(c) She is an interfering woman.
(d) She wants to meet Prince Vasili and ingratiate herself to him again.

5. Prince Nicholas Bolkonsky believes in only two vices and two virtues. What are they?
(a) Illness and remorse and kindness and health.
(b) Idleness and superstition and activity and intelligence.
(c) Pride and gluttony and humility and temperance.
(d) Greed and envy and generosity and patience.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maria Dmitrievna respond to Natasha's insolence at the dinner table?

2. What does Nicholas do after it is discovered that Denisov's money has been stolen?

3. The Rostovs are celebrating at their home in the very beginning of Book One. What is the reason for entertaining guests?

4. Who does Tolstoy refer to as Andrew's hero after the battle at Schon Grabern?

5. When Murat sees the Russian forces gathering he thinks it is the entire Army. What does he do upon seeing this?

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