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Quiz about Dostoevskys Crime and Punishment

Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment' Quiz

A particularly simple quiz concerning the classic novel's cast of characters.

A multiple-choice quiz by jaggie25. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jaggie25

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
270,425

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1276

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the FULL name of the main character and protagonist? Hint

Sofia Semyonovna Marmeladov

Dmitri Prokofitch Razumikhin

Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov

Semyon Zaharovitch Marmeladov

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is Alyona Ivanovna's profession? Hint

housewife

landlady

law student

pawnbroker

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the relationship between Katerina Ivanovna and Sofia Semyonovna? Hint

grandmother and granddaughter

mother and daughter

stepmother and stepdaughter

best friends

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Avdotya Romanovna's nickname? Hint

Dotya

Sonia

Dounia

Polia

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did Raskolnikov and Razumikhin have in common? Hint

both were accused of murder

both worked for the police

both were law students

both lived in the same flat

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is the police official in charge of investigating the murders? Hint

Nikolai Dementiev

Arkady Ivanovitch Svidrigaylov

Porfiry Petrovitch

Andrei Semyonovitch Lebeziatnikov

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Question 7 of 10

7. Before they split up, who was Avdotya Romanovna's fianc�? Hint

Peter Petrovitch Luzhin

Dmitri Prokofitch Razumikhin

Nikodim Fomitch

Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigaylov

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which character is killed after being run over by a horse carriage? Hint

Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov

Semyon Zaharovitch Marmeladov

Peter Petrovitch Luzhin

Dmitri Prokofitch Razumikhin

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the relationship between Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Rodion Romanovitch? Hint

landlady and tenant

teacher and student

doctor and patient

mother and son

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the landlady whose daughter was supposed to marry Raskolnikov? Hint

Praskovya Pavlovna Zarnitsyn

Marfa Petrovna Svidrigaylov

Amalia Fiodorovna Lippewechsel

Afanasy Ivanovna Vakhrushin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the FULL name of the main character and protagonist?

Answer: Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov

Raskolnikov, also known as Rodya by his mother and sister, is hopelessly indebted to his landlady, as Dostoevsky describes in Part One.

2. What is Alyona Ivanovna's profession?

Answer: pawnbroker

Alyona Ivanovna, frequently referred to as "the old woman," is the first casualty recorded in the novel.

3. What is the relationship between Katerina Ivanovna and Sofia Semyonovna?

Answer: stepmother and stepdaughter

Katerina Ivanovna is afflicted with consumption, while Sofia supports the family financially by selling her body.

4. What is Avdotya Romanovna's nickname?

Answer: Dounia

Avdotya Romanovna is Raskolnikov's sister.

5. What did Raskolnikov and Razumikhin have in common?

Answer: both were law students

Neither one worked for the police. Although Razumikhin did visit Raskolnikov often, they did not live in the same flat. Only Raskolnikov was accused of murder.

6. Who is the police official in charge of investigating the murders?

Answer: Porfiry Petrovitch

Arkady Ivanovitch Svidrigaylov was Dounia's former employee. Andrei Semyonovitch Lebeziatnikov was a roommate of Dounia's former fianc�. Nikolai Dementiev was a painter who was accused of the murders.

7. Before they split up, who was Avdotya Romanovna's fianc�?

Answer: Peter Petrovitch Luzhin

Nikodim Fomitch was the chief of police. Razumikhin, though he expressed feelings for her, was not her fianc�. Svidrigaylov, though he also was obsessed with her, was not engaged to her either.

8. Which character is killed after being run over by a horse carriage?

Answer: Semyon Zaharovitch Marmeladov

Marmeladov was a government official who was an alcoholic.

9. What is the relationship between Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Rodion Romanovitch?

Answer: mother and son

In Part One, Pulcheria Alexandrovna writes Rodion Romanovitch a long letter, expressing her newfound happiness and anxiety to visit him soon.

10. Who is the landlady whose daughter was supposed to marry Raskolnikov?

Answer: Praskovya Pavlovna Zarnitsyn

Amalia Fiodorovna was the Marmeladovs' landlady. Marfa Petrovna was Svidrigaylov's wife. Afanasy Ivanovna is not a real character, but Afanasy Ivanovitch is.

Source: Author jaggie25

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