1. Two of the most (in)famous murders in literature were committed by a young Russian in Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment"; the victims are two old ladies. In translation, this novel sometimes takes the name of its protagonist, which is: Rasputin Raskolnikov He is only referred to as "the idiot" Potemkin

2. The swan song of Agatha Christie's hero Hercule Poirot is recorded in "Curtain: Poirot's last case". Before the great detective dies, he actually kills a man himself. Why? The victim was responsible for several murders for which he would never be found guilty To fulfill an idea of life's "ultimate transgression" In self- defense, as the victim was trying to strangle him To revenge an old-times ladyfriend killed by the victim

3. In a notorious novel of the 1990's, Patrick Bateman embarks on an orgy of violence and murder that might or might not be the works of his own imagination. What is the title of this book? Answer: (Two Words, one of them a well-known film title)

4. Which one of the following persons is killed by Humbert Humbert, the protagonist of Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita"? Lolita Richard F. Schiller, Lolita's husband Mrs. Haze, Lolita's mother Playwright Clare Quilty

5. Several Greek plays deal with the destiny of this woman, who together with cousin Aigisthos killed her husband Agamemnon. Medea Iocaste Antigone Clytaemnestra

6. Name the famous Albert Camus novel in which the protagonist Meursault kills an Arab without apparent reason. Answer: (Two Words (English title))

7. Murder, murder attempts and thoughts of murder abound in Shakespeare's "Hamlet". Who is stabbed to death by Hamlet while hiding behind a curtain (whereupon the Prince states that "I took thee for thy better")? Claudius, King of Denmark Polonius, Ophelia's father His mother Gertrude, Queen of Denmark Reynaldo, Polonius' servant

8. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe is one of the first detective stories of modern literature. What villain committed these murders? Arsene Dupin Adolphe Le Bon A sailor An ape

9. Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje is best known for his novel "The English Patient". Among his other works is a prose-poetry book dealing with the "collected works" of a famous outlaw and killer. Which one? Clyde Barrow Ned Kelly Jesse James Billy the Kid

10. Who wrote the "Chronicle of a Death Foretold"? Miguel Angel Asturias Gabriel Garcia Marquez Isabel Allende Jorge Luis Borges