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The Brothers Karamazov Trivia Quiz

How well do you remember this book by Fyodor Dostoyevsky? Test your knowledge on this epic tale of murder, hatred, and the human spirit. WARNING: Contains SPOILERS!

A multiple-choice quiz by ghostofgauss. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ghostofgauss

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
185,956

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
979

Last 3 plays: Guest 199 (9/10), Guest 193 (8/10), Guest 5 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these was the illegitimate son of Fyodor Karamazov? Hint

Alyosha

Dmitrii

Smerdyakov

Ivan

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was Alyosha's real name? Hint

Alexey

Ipollit

Isaac

Ivan

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was Grushenka's real name? Hint

Agrefena

Katerina

Marfa

Lizaveta

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which two characters competed over Grushenka's love? Hint

Dmitri and Fyodor

Fyodor and Ivan

Dmitri and Ivan

Smerdyakov and Ivan

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote "The Grand Inquisitor"? Hint

Father Zossima

Alyosha

Ivan

Smerdyakov

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the lawyer for the defense in the trial? Hint

Fetyukovitch

Herzenstube

Ippolit Kirillovitch

Plastunov

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Question 7 of 10

7. The very last line of the book was, "Hurrah for Karamazov!" Which Karamazov was being cheered for? Hint

Fyodor

The entire family

Dmitri

Alyosha

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Question 8 of 10

8. The narrator tells us that Smerdyakov really killed Fyodor Karamazov.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Complete this line, my favorite, from the last chapter: "It's all so strange, Karamazov, such sorrow and then __________ after it..." Hint

joy

pancakes

a feast

nothing

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Question 10 of 10

10. Whose funeral was at the end of the book? Hint

Ivan

Smerdyakov

Dmitri (after being executed)

Ilusha

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 15 2024 : Guest 199: 9/10
Apr 14 2024 : Guest 193: 8/10
Apr 08 2024 : Guest 5: 4/10
Apr 04 2024 : jpslc: 8/10
Mar 25 2024 : Guest 213: 5/10
Mar 21 2024 : Guest 172: 7/10
Mar 07 2024 : Guest 78: 9/10
Mar 05 2024 : Guest 72: 10/10
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 196: 7/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these was the illegitimate son of Fyodor Karamazov?

Answer: Smerdyakov

Smerdyakov was the son of the "stinking Lizaveta," the town idiot.

2. What was Alyosha's real name?

Answer: Alexey

His full name was Alexey Fyodorovitch Karamazov.

3. What was Grushenka's real name?

Answer: Agrefena

Her full name was Agrefena Svyetlov, and she was the reason for almost everything bad that happened in the book.

4. Which two characters competed over Grushenka's love?

Answer: Dmitri and Fyodor

The father and the oldest son, fighting over the same woman. Nasty.

5. Who wrote "The Grand Inquisitor"?

Answer: Ivan

Ivan read his story to Alyosha, who was quite impressed with it.

6. Who was the lawyer for the defense in the trial?

Answer: Fetyukovitch

He was the famous lawyer that Katerina sent for from Moscow.

7. The very last line of the book was, "Hurrah for Karamazov!" Which Karamazov was being cheered for?

Answer: Alyosha

Alyosha had just spoken to the schoolboys about remaining friends and such as they were getting ready to go to the funeral dinner.

8. The narrator tells us that Smerdyakov really killed Fyodor Karamazov.

Answer: False

Smerdyakov admits to it, but the narrator is not omniscient, and he doesn't tell us who really committed the murder. For all we know, Smerdyakov was lying, and it was Gregory who did it!

9. Complete this line, my favorite, from the last chapter: "It's all so strange, Karamazov, such sorrow and then __________ after it..."

Answer: pancakes

"They are going to have salmon, too."

10. Whose funeral was at the end of the book?

Answer: Ilusha

He was the schoolboy that was bedridden after giving the dog a piece of bread with a pin in it. When Kolya showed him a dog that he claimed was the same one, he hoped that it would raise his spirits enough to help him recover. But it didn't work.

Source: Author ghostofgauss

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