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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, Chapters 1-7 | Part 6, Chapters 8-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Andrew has been taken prisoner by the French. What do they do with him?
(a) Napoleon remembers him, so they put him on a stretcher, but steal his icon.
(b) Napoleon remembers him, admires his courage, and sends him to his own doctor to be tended.
(c) They put him on the stretcher but then determine that he is dead and so leave him in the field.
(d) Napoleon sees him, remembers his carrying the Russian standard, and sends him to a hospital.

2. How does Maria Dmitrievna respond to Natasha's insolence at the dinner table?
(a) She severely rebukes her for being so rude.
(b) She tells her she is having carrot ice for dessert and laughs at her.
(c) She tells her to sit down and be quiet.
(d) She doesn't hear her.

3. At the club dinner, what is Pierre so preoccupied with that he doesn't hear what is being said to him?
(a) He is tipsy with wine and is absentmindedly staring at a candlestick.
(b) He is bewildered by all the things people expect of him and wishes he had not inherited such responsibility with his fortune.
(c) He is angry that Dolokhov, who has no connections, has been made an officer but still lives off Pierre's good will and takes his money.
(d) He is reflecting on remarks Catiche has made and an anonymous letter saying that his wife is cheating on him with Dolokhov.

4. Dolokhov has been demoted and his superior officers have taken note of his outspokenness. How does the Schon Grabern battle go for him?
(a) He is badly wounded and unable to continue fighting.
(b) He is killed.
(c) He turns cowardly and hides in some bushes.
(d) His regiment wins their skirmish with the French.

5. Who does Anna Pavlovna wish for each newcomer to her soiree to speak with?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her great aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prince Nicholas Bolkonsky believes in only two vices and two virtues. What are they?

2. Why does Anna Mikhaylovna insist on taking Pierre to visit his father just before he dies?

3. After the affair of the stolen money, why is Nicholas ordered to apologize to his regiment?

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

5. Nicholas is patrolling the picket lines. What is a picket?

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