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Quiz about Does Vodka A Russian Make
Quiz about Does Vodka A Russian Make

Does Vodka A Russian Make? Trivia Quiz


Nothing denotes Russia quite like vodka. How much do you know of these vodka-soaked writers?

A multiple-choice quiz by GinSoakedGirl. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
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334,376
Updated
Dec 03 21
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which Russian author wrote the epic novel "Doctor Zhivago"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "...like in the book by Nabokov" sang The Police, but which book were they referring to? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which book explores a series of ethical debates concerning God and free will? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these best describes Tolstoy's "War and Peace"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is the name of the money lender who is murdered by Raskolnikov in Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which Russian author's name has come to be associated with a literary technique? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The events of "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" take place where? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these birds also features in the title of a play by Anton Chekhov? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which Russian author wrote a book featuring a horse as narrator? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which Russian leader's regime is criticised in "For the Good of the Cause"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which Russian author wrote the epic novel "Doctor Zhivago"?

Answer: Boris Pasternak

The correct answer is Boris Pasternak. All the other answers are fictional characters from "Doctor Zhivago".
2. "...like in the book by Nabokov" sang The Police, but which book were they referring to?

Answer: Lolita

The Police were singing about an inappropriate relationship between a teacher and his pupil so the book is of course "Lolita".

"Ada" is another novel by Nabokov.
Vivian Darkbloom is an anagram of Vladimir Nabokov.
"Anna Karenina" is a novel by Tolstoy.
3. Which book explores a series of ethical debates concerning God and free will?

Answer: The Brothers Karamazov

"The Brothers Karamamozov" is the correct answer.
"War and Peace" is an historical novel.
"The Idiot" explores the life of a man after being released from a mental institution.
"Ivan the Fool" is a short story involving four siblings battling with the devil.
4. Which of these best describes Tolstoy's "War and Peace"?

Answer: historical epic

"War and Peace" is concerned with Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, so it is undoubtedly an historical epic.
5. What is the name of the money lender who is murdered by Raskolnikov in Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment"?

Answer: Alena Inanovna

Alena Inanovna is the only fictional character.
Alexander Tvardovsky was a poet and the editor of the literary journal "Novy Mir"
Mikhail Katkov was Dostoevsky's publisher.
Kazimir Malevich was an abstract artist.
6. Which Russian author's name has come to be associated with a literary technique?

Answer: Chekhov

Chekhov's Gun refers to the principle that every detail must be essential. As he stated, "If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it's not going to be fired, it shouldn't be hanging there."

All of the answers refer to individuals whose names occur in the form 'someone's something': Chekhov's Gun, Avogadro's Number, Occam's Razor and Schrodinger's Cat.
7. The events of "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" take place where?

Answer: A gulag

"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" is the shocking account of a day in a Russian gulag or labour camp based on the real life experiences of Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
8. Which of these birds also features in the title of a play by Anton Chekhov?

Answer: Seagull

The title of the play was "The Seagull". All of the birds are native to Russia.
9. Which Russian author wrote a book featuring a horse as narrator?

Answer: Leo Tolstoy

Tolstoy wrote "Kholstomer" where the events are written from a horse's point of view.
Dostoyevsky, Chekhov and Tolstoy form part of a triumvirate of Russian authors which are often studied together.
Meanwhile Antonin Dolohov is a fictional character in the "Harry Potter" books.
10. Which Russian leader's regime is criticised in "For the Good of the Cause"?

Answer: Joseph Stalin

In "For the Good of the Cause" Solzhenitsyn shows the mindless bureaucracy present in soviet society which had resulted from the Stalinist regime.
Source: Author GinSoakedGirl

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